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TSL 130
Antipassive
Typology, diachrony, and related constructions
Edited by Katarzyna Janic and Alena Witzlack-Makarevich
March 2021. vii, 645 pp.
This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the morpho-syntactic and semantic aspects of the antipassive construction from synchronic, diachronic, and typological perspectives. The nineteen contributions assembled in this... read more
TLRP 21
The Corporate Terminologist
Kara Warburton
March 2021. xxiv, 249 pp.
The Corporate Terminologist is the first monograph that addresses the principles and methods for managing terminology in content production environments that are both demanding and multilingual, such as those found... read more
DAPSAC 91
Degrees of European Belonging
The fuzzy areas between us and them
Élisabeth Le
March 2021. xvi, 251 pp.
While we tend to divide the world into Us and Them, a number of grey nuances exist beyond this white and black distinction. The purpose of this book is to address the fuzzy areas between Us and Them through the study of European... read more
CAL 29
Give Constructions across Languages
Edited by Myriam Bouveret
March 2021. viii, 246 pp.
This cognitive contrastive study of ten languages (Chinese, Dalabon, English, French, Spanish, Romanian, Kurdish, Khmer, Polish, Tibetan) focuses on the concept of giving from six main points of view, namely argument structure,... read more
Z 234
Japanese Mood and Modality in Systemic Functional Linguistics
Theory and Application
Edited by Ken-Ichi Kadooka
March 2021. v, 179 pp.
This book is a cross-linguistic and interdisciplinary exploration of modality within systemic functional linguistics (SFL). Drawing upon the broad SFL notion of modality that refers to the intermediate degrees between the... read more
SLSI 34
OKAY across Languages
Toward a comparative approach to its use in talk-in-interaction
Edited by Emma Betz, Arnulf Deppermann, Lorenza Mondada and Marja-Leena Sorjonen
March 2021. vii, 440 pp.
OKAY has been termed ‘a spectacular expression’ and ‘America’s greatest invention.’ This volume offers an in-depth empirical study of the uses that have resulted from its global spread. Focusing on actions and interactional... read more
P&bns 319
The Pragmatics of Adaptability
Edited by N. Daniel Silva and Jacob L. Mey
March 2021. vi, 358 pp.
Humans are adaptive beings. Gradually, we have produced the fundamental capacities for our cooperation, recognition of intentions, and interaction which led to the development of language and culture. The present collective... read more
SiBil 62
Research on Second Language Processing and Processing Instruction
Studies in honor of Bill VanPatten
Edited by Michael J. Leeser, Gregory D. Keating and Wynne Wong
March 2021. viii, 359 pp.
This volume consists of a well-integrated collection of original research articles and theoretical/overview papers on second language (L2) input processing. The primary contributors are former students of Bill VanPatten from the... read more
LA 266
Romance Interrogative Syntax
Formal and typological dimensions of variation
Caterina Bonan
March 2021. xiv, 252 pp.
This monograph offers an innovative understanding of the mechanisms involved in Romance ‘optional’ wh-in situ. New supporting evidence in favour of Cable’s (2010) Grammar of Q is presented, as well as novel implementations of his... read more