SubjectsLinguistics / Language policy

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60 Years of Applied Linguistics: Toward more engaged research

Edited by Grégory Miras, Isabel Colón de Carvajal, Nathalie Blanc and Shona Whyte

For sixty years, applied linguistics has stood at the crossroads of language and society, by meeting real-world needs. 60 Years of Applied Linguistics: Toward more engaged research offers a compelling reflection on the field’s evolution while calling for a renewed commitment to socially responsive,… read more

[AILA Applied Linguistics Series, 22] 2026. xvii, 204 pp. | open access

Other subjects Applied linguistics | Language acquisition | Language teaching | Multilingualism

Borderscapes: The de/construction of borders as an everyday practice in contemporary Italy

Stefania Tufi

The book expands and transforms multidisciplinary scholarship on the border by exposing the normative power of border making and introducing novel perspectives on borders as fluid and changeable spaces of potentiality. Building on work uncovering processes of border de/construction, the monograph… read more

[IMPACT: Studies in Language, Culture and Society, 58] 2026. xviii, 228 pp. + index | open access

Other subjects Discourse studies | Multilingualism | Pragmatics | Sociolinguistics and Dialectology

The Loss of Primordial Language and the Future of National Languages

Edited by Irene Capdevila and Francesc Feliu

The modern world, to the extent that it disassociates us from the secular traditional world, from the “primordial” jobs and words that support the cultural particularity forged over the centuries, weakens the borders between languages. Neologisms bring languages closer together irreversibly, and… read more

[IVITRA Research in Linguistics and Literature, 47] 2026. vi, 264 pp.

Other subjects Sociolinguistics and Dialectology

Migration, Language, and Policy Discourse: Bridging the gap between policymaking and language assessment

Laura Schildt

Understanding the inner workings of language policy for migration can seem daunting at first. This book helps to demystify the process. It is the first of its kind to open the ‘black box’ of policymaking in Europe speaking directly with policymakers and language testers from different political… read more

[IMPACT: Studies in Language, Culture and Society, 59] 2026. xiv, 274 pp. + index

Other subjects Applied linguistics | Multilingualism | Sociolinguistics and Dialectology

Strengthening Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Language Learning

Edited by Robyn Ober, Carly Steele and Alistair Harvey

Special issue of Australian Review of Applied Linguistics 49:2 (2026) v, 166 pp.