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BPA 15
Bilingualism, Language Development and Processing across the Lifespan
Julia Herschensohn
September 2022. xxi, 292 pp.
How does knowledge of a first or second language develop, and how is that knowledge used in real time comprehension and production of one or two languages? Language development and processing are the central topics that this book... read more
MiLCC 9
Dynamism in Metaphor and Beyond
Edited by Herbert L. Colston, Teenie Matlock and Gerard J. Steen
September 2022. vii, 359 pp.
The last half century witnessed an upheaval in scientific investigation of human meaning-making and meaning-sharing. Dynamism in Metaphor and Beyond, is offered as a snapshot of the status of this multidisciplinary endeavor—a... read more
WLP 10
Esperanto – Lingua Franca and Language Community
Sabine Fiedler and Cyril Robert Brosch
September 2022. xx, 429 pp.
This book addresses a fascinating topic – a constructed language that has turned from a project into a fully-fledged language used by some of its speakers on a daily basis. Based on extensive fieldwork, this book provides rare... read more
LA 278
From Pseudo-relatives to Causative ConstructionsScandinavian languages as a case study
Mara Frascarelli and Giorgia Di Lorenzo
September 2022. vii, 133 pp.
This volume proposes a novel structural analysis for causative constructions, offering a solution for the long-standing mono/bi-clausal dualism. Causatives are claimed to instantiate a ‘complex object’ construction, insofar as... read more
GS 9
Italian Sign Language from a Cognitive and Socio-semiotic PerspectiveImplications for a general language theory
Virginia Volterra, Maria Roccaforte, Alessio Di Renzo and Sabina Fontana
September 2022. vi, 220 pp.
This volume reveals new insights on the faculty of language. By proposing a new approach in the analysis and description of Italian Sign Language (LIS), that can be extended also to other sign languages, this book also enlightens... read more
SLCS 225
Paradigms in Word FormationTheory and applications
Edited by Alba E. Ruz, Cristina Fernández-Alcaina and Cristina Lara-Clares
September 2022. vii, 382 pp.
The focus of Paradigms in Word Formation: Theory and applications is on the relevance of paradigms for linguistic description. Paradigmatic organization has traditionally been considered an inherent feature of inflectional... read more
P&bns 331
Relationships in Organized HelpingAnalyzing interaction in psychotherapy, medical encounters, coaching and in social media
Edited by Claudio Scarvaglieri, Eva-Maria Graf and Thomas Spranz-Fogasy
September 2022. vi, 331 pp.
This edited volume offers up-to-date research on the interactive building and managing of relationships in organized helping. Its contributions address this core of helping in psychotherapy, coaching, doctor-patient interaction,... read more
RMAL 2
Research Methods in Vocabulary Studies
Philip Durrant, Anna Siyanova-Chanturia, Benjamin Kremmel and Suhad Sonbul
September 2022. xv, 325 pp.
Understanding vocabulary and its role in language learning is one of the central tasks of applied linguistic research. It is also an area that has seen, and continues to see, huge progress in terms of the complexity and diversity... read more
TiLAR 31
Syntactic Priming in Language AcquisitionRepresentations, mechanisms and applications
Edited by Katherine Messenger
September 2022. viii, 226 pp.
Syntactic priming is a naturally-occurring psycholinguistic phenomenon that has been used as an experimental manipulation to great effect: over the last 20 years, syntactic priming research with children of different backgrounds... read more
BCT 124
Visual Metaphors
Edited by Réka Benczes and Veronika Szelid
September 2022. vi, 284 pp.
Whenever we think about the world – including its concrete and abstract entities – we typically see a series of so-called mental images in front of our eyes that aid us in everyday problem solving and navigating ourselves in the... read more