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Expanding Horizons in Systemic Functional Linguistics: Interdisciplinary applications, multimodality, and theoretical advances

Edited by Claudia E. Stoian and Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen

This volume serves as a practical manifestation of Systemic Functional Linguistics’ continued evolution toward greater global impact and relevance. Through a diverse range of interdisciplinary applications, it aims to reinforce the theory’s unique status as a fundamentally appliable resource… read more

[Studies in Functional and Structural Linguistics, 80] 2027. vi, 275 pp. + index

Other subjects Functional linguistics

The Interpersonal Level in Functional Discourse Grammar

Edited by Monielly Serafim, Matthias Mittendorfer and Kees Hengeveld

The Interpersonal Level in Functional Discourse Grammar presents recent advancements in Functional Discourse Grammar since the framework’s introduction by Hengeveld and Mackenzie (2008). This volume refines the theory’s pragmatic level of analysis through theoretical innovation and application to… read more

[Studies in Language Companion Series, 241] 2027. vi, 433 pp. + index

Other subjects Discourse studies | Functional linguistics | Morphology | Pragmatics | Syntax

New Vistas in Research on Metaphor and Metonymy: Their contexts and interaction across discourse types and modalities

Edited by Robert Kiełtyka, Mario Brdar, Marcin Kudła and Goran Milić

New Vistas in Research on Metaphor and Metonymy: Their contexts and interaction across discourse types and modalities, edited by Robert Kiełtyka, Mario Brdar, Marcin Kudła, and Goran Milić, revisits a research programme first mapped out at ESSE Debrecen in 1997 and its landmark proceedings… read more

[Human Cognitive Processing, 82] 2027. vi, 297 pp. + index

Other subjects Cognition and language | Cognitive linguistics | Discourse studies | Pragmatics

Acquisition of Korean: The state of the art

Edited by Soonja Choi

In chapters encompassing phonology, reading and writing, the lexicon, morphology, syntax, and semantics, Acquisition of Korean: The state of the art offers a comprehensive overview of research in each area, along with cutting-edge original studies. Designed to document, support, and inspire… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 36] 2026. vii, 510 pp.

Other subjects Koreanic languages | Language acquisition

Bridging Boundaries: Interdisciplinary perspectives on Hispanic Linguistics

Edited by Gregory L. Thompson and Scott M. Alvord

Bridging Boundaries: Interdisciplinary perspectives on Hispanic Linguistics is a new collection of research expanding the field of Hispanic linguistics. Edited by Gregory L. Thompson and Scott M. Alvord, this volume brings together established and rising scholars to span the full range of Spanish… read more

[Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics, 46] 2026. vi, 435 pp.

Other subjects Romance linguistics

Contrasting English and Polish Emotion Clusters

Barbara Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk and Paul A. Wilson

Understanding how emotions are clustered and labelled across languages offers fascinating insights into cultural differences and universals. This book delves into this very topic, analysing similarities and contrasts between Polish and English grouping and categorising emotions.The book combines a… read more

[Human Cognitive Processing, 80] 2026. xxii, 382 pp.

Other subjects Cognition and language | Cognitive linguistics | Semantics

Diachronic and Typological Perspectives on Anticausativization

Edited by Guglielmo Inglese, Giulia Mazzola and Eugenio Goria

The study of the causal-noncausal alternation offers a unique window onto how languages represent causal relations and event structure. Among the strategies used to encode this alternation, anticausative markers, which overtly signal noncausal situations, have received considerably less attention… read more

[Typological Studies in Language, 138] 2026. vi, 514 pp. + index

Other subjects Historical linguistics | Syntax | Typology

The Documentarist Turn: From observable linguistic behaviour to typological generalizations

Edited by Sonja Riesberg, Uta Reinöhl and Birgit Hellwig

The documentarist turn, i.e., the growing impact of documentary concepts and practices within general linguistics, has increased awareness of the empirical foundations of our discipline, accompanied by an appreciation of the value of observable linguistic behaviour. Today, there exist… read more

[Studies in Language Companion Series, 240] 2026. xii, 909 pp. | open access

English in Kuwait: Development, status and usage

Mohammad A.N. Alenezi

This volume presents the first in-depth exploration of Kuwait within the framework of World Englishes. It examines the historical trajectory of English language contact, the contemporary spread of the language, and public attitudes toward its use in the country. Central to the study is the… read more

[Varieties of English Around the World, G73] 2026. xvi, 231 pp.

Other subjects Contact Linguistics | English linguistics | Germanic linguistics | Multilingualism | Sociolinguistics and Dialectology

From Carving Runestones to Digitizing Skaldic Poetry: Studies in Germanic philology and historical linguistics. In memory of Kari Ellen Gade

Edited by David Bolter, Erin Noelliste, Christopher D. Sapp and Lane Sorensen

This volume collects papers that bring Germanic philology into the 21st century. The collection is distinguished by a multitude of approaches ranging from critical editing to theoretical linguistics. It covers a wide variety of subfields, including: Old Norse poetry, Runic inscriptions, onomastics,… read more

[Studies in Germanic Linguistics, 11] 2026. vi, 368 pp.

Other subjects Germanic linguistics | Historical linguistics

Grammar through the Lens of Corpus Linguistics

Edited by Javier Pérez-Guerra, Yolanda Fernández-Pena and Ana Elina Martínez-Insua

This book brings together cutting-edge research on grammatical variation and change in English, showcasing the state of the art in contemporary corpus linguistics. The studies apply corpus-based and variationist methods to a wide range of grammatical categories (nominal, adjectival, verbal,… read more

[Studies in Corpus Linguistics, 128] 2026. vi, 283 pp.

Other subjects Corpus linguistics | English linguistics | Germanic linguistics | Syntax

Historical Linguistics 2023: Selected papers from the 26th International Conference on Historical Linguistics,Heidelberg, 4-8 September 2023

Edited by Jadranka Gvozdanović

This collection of selected papers from the 26th International Conference on Historical Linguistics (ICHL26, held in Heidelberg on September 4-8, 2023) marks a milestone of 50 years since the inaugural conference of the International Society for Historical Linguistics (ISHL) in Edinburgh in 1973.… read more

[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 371] 2026. vi, 428 pp. + index

Other subjects Historical linguistics

New Frontiers and Connections in Second Language Acquisition: Selected Proceedings of the 17th Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition (GASLA-17) Conference

Edited by Tania Ionin and Silvina Montrul

This volume contains a representative sample of studies presented at the 17th meeting of the Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition conference (GASLA-17). The chapters explore new frontiers, and make connections between second language acquisition, bilingualism, psycholinguistic… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 71] 2026. vi, 389 pp.

Other subjects Generative linguistics | Language acquisition | Multilingualism | Syntax

Person Reference and Interaction in Umpila and Kuuku Ya’u Narrative

Clair Hill

This book presents an account of the lively multiparty storytelling practices of the Umpila and Kuuku Ya'u of Cape York Peninsula, Australia. Umpila and Kuuku Ya'u storytellers describe their narrative style as "we all talk one time", with multiple narrators taking turns or co-producing turns,… read more

[Culture and Language Use, 26] 2026. xxi, 338 pp. + index | open access

Other subjects Anthropological Linguistics | Australian languages | Narrative Studies | Sociolinguistics and Dialectology | Syntax

Personification in Language and Thought: Conceptual models, lexicogrammatical structures, and distributional patterns in Hungarian

Gábor Simon

This monograph offers the first comprehensive account of personification in Hungarian, a subtle yet pervasive feature of everyday cognition and language. Combining cognitive linguistics with corpus-based and corpus-driven analyses, it reveals how personifying meaning is conceptually structured,… read more

[Converging Evidence in Language and Communication Research, 27] 2026. xv, 275 pp.

Other subjects Cognition and language | Cognitive linguistics | Syntax | Uralic languages

Phonological Schematicity in Interscandinavian Decoding: A constructionist approach

Anna Hagel

Generations of linguists have been intrigued by intercommunication as it can be observed between speakers of the closely related languages Danish, Norwegian and Swedish. Although interlocutors typically struggle with this multilingual mode of communication at first, they quickly learn to deal with… read more

[Constructional Approaches to Language, 42] 2026. ix, 289 pp. + index

Other subjects Germanic linguistics | Phonology

Theoretical Issues in Second Language Research: Challenges and new directions

Edited by Junya Fukuta, John Matthews and Shigenori Wakabayashi

This edited volume offers a systematic and critical examination of how theories in second language acquisition have been formulated, justified, and sustained, with particular attention to their status as explanatory accounts. Rather than introducing theories in isolation, the chapters revisit… read more

[Studies in Bilingualism, 69] 2026. xiii, 232 pp.

Other subjects Language acquisition | Multilingualism | Psycholinguistics

Theoretical Issues in the Languages of the Caucasus

Edited by Ümit Atlamaz, Ömer Demirok and Balkız Öztürk

This volume presents a collection of original articles on various morphosyntactic issues in the languages of the Caucasus with a focus on their theoretical implications. The articles not only present detailed descriptions of various structural aspects of the languages of the Caucasus but also… read more

[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, 294] 2026. vi, 395 pp. + index

Other subjects Generative linguistics | Morphology | Syntax

Thinking and Speaking About Time: A cognitive linguistic approach

Edited by Rita Brdar Szabó and Mario Brdar

The last two decades have seen a series of publications focused on time. So, why another book? It now appears that a kairos moment has arrived to reconsider from a more holistic point of view the manifold ways in which we think about time and talk about it. The book is divided into four major… read more

[Human Cognitive Processing, 81] 2026. viii, 477 pp.

Other subjects Cognition and language | Cognitive linguistics | Semantics | Syntax

Topicality and the Shaping of Grammar: New perspectives from lesser-studied languages

Edited by Enrique L. Palancar, Claudine Chamoreau and Anaïd Donabédian

This volume places topicality at the very heart of grammatical explanation, drawing on richly annotated discourse corpora from lesser-studied languages across the Americas and beyond. Through nine original studies, it demonstrates how aspects of discourse relevance (rather than just abstract… read more

[Typological Studies in Language, 137] 2026. vii, 343 pp.

Other subjects Syntax

Turn-Taking in Second Language Acquisition: The role of prosody in turn-end prediction

Emilia Nottbeck

This volume investigates to what extent second language learners of English anticipate the end of a speaker’s turn during turn-taking and what role prosodic cues play in this process. Drawing on two reaction-time experiments that partially replicate earlier turn-taking studies, it compares native… read more

[Processability Approaches to Language Acquisition Research & Teaching, 10] 2026. xx, 244 pp.

Other subjects Discourse studies | Language acquisition | Phonetics | Pragmatics | Psycholinguistics

Verbal Aggression in Contemporary Polish: A usage-based and perception-oriented study

Artur Świątek

This monograph investigates verbal aggression in contemporary Polish from a usage-based and perception-oriented perspective. Drawing on a mixed-methods design, the study combines survey data on speakers’ evaluations of aggressive expressions with a corpus-based analysis of their occurrence in… read more

[IMPACT: Studies in Language, Culture and Society, 57] 2026. xv, 233 pp.

Other subjects Balto-Slavic linguistics | Discourse studies | Pragmatics | Sociolinguistics and Dialectology

SFL Appliability, Visibility and Accessibility

Edited by Claudia E. Stoian, Jorge Arús-Hita and Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen

Special issue of Language, Context and Text 7:2 (2025) v, 297 pp.

Other subjects Applied linguistics | Functional linguistics | Semiotics

Selected Papers from the 37th Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics

Edited by Reem Khamis and Mira Goral

Special issue of Arabic Linguistics 1:2 (2025) v, 135 pp.

Other subjects Afro-Asiatic languages | Sociolinguistics and Dialectology