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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

Adverbs and Particles at the Form-Meaning Interface

Edited by Marco Coniglio, Kalle Müller and Markus Steinbach

Adverbs and Particles at the Form-Meaning Interface offers a comprehensive investigation of two word classes that play a crucial role at the interfaces and have posed challenges for linguistic theory. Drawing on a broad typological range, including Germanic, Romance, Basque, and Heritage Greek,… read more

[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, 292] 2026. vi, 384 pp.

Other subjects Generative linguistics | Semantics | Syntax

At the Crossroads of Historical and Cognitive Linguistics

Edited by Anna Rogos-Hebda and Heli Tissari

This volume explores the synergy between historical and cognitive linguistics, demonstrating how the two can jointly shed light on patterns of language change. Focusing on figurative language, particularly metaphor and metonymy, it features a range of case studies that zoom in on the emergence and… read more

[Figurative Thought and Language, 21] 2026. vii, 288 pp.

Other subjects Cognitive linguistics | Historical linguistics

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, 434 pp. + index

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

Cross-linguistic Register Variation

Edited by Sylvi Rørvik and Marlén Izquierdo

A current trend in contrastive corpus linguistics is to take register variation as a point of departure for identifying similarities and differences across languages. This volume looks back at central previous contributions in this area, and adds to our store of knowledge in the form of nine… read more

[Studies in Corpus Linguistics, 125] 2026. v, 267 pp.

Other subjects Corpus linguistics | Discourse studies | Pragmatics | Translation Studies

The Development of the Chinese Cleft Construction: A diachronic constructional approach

Fangqiong Zhan

This book explores the development of the Chinese cleft construction through the lens of Diachronic Construction Grammar. Focusing on shi as an invariant copula, it examines the VP de cleft, the V de O cleft, and the bare shi cleft, showing how each signals contrastive and specificational meaning.… read more

[Constructional Approaches to Language, 41] 2026. xviii, 207 pp.

Other subjects Historical linguistics | Semantics | Sino-Tibetan languages | Syntax

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. xiv, 228 pp. + index

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, 370 pp. + index

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

The New Arabic Lexicon and its Words: Root-based and templatic morphosyntax

Abdelkader Fassi Fehri

Root syntax, with roots as primitive lexical units, is an influential theme in building the lexicon in linguistic theory, typically in Distributed Morphology, and the generative model of minimal computation. Implementing important fragments of the Arabic lexicon, the book presents a comprehensive… read more

[Language Faculty and Beyond, 21] 2026. xi, 285 pp.

Other subjects Afro-Asiatic languages | Generative linguistics | Morphology | Syntax

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

Null or Nothing: Zero elements in Romance syntax and morphology

Edited by Peter Herbeck and Natascha Pomino

Zero elements are used by several theories in morphology and syntax as analytical tool, but the question of whether phonologically empty elements should be structurally present or not has been a controversial issue from the very beginning. In addition to analyses that work with zero, there are also… read more

[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, 291] 2026. ix, 379 pp.

Other subjects Generative linguistics | Morphology | Romance linguistics | Syntax

Pardon my French?: Dutch–French language contact in the Netherlands (1500–1900)

Gijsbert Rutten, Andreas Krogull, Brenda Assendelft and Jill Puttaert

This book offers the first comprehensive analysis of the Dutch–French contact situation in the Early and Late Modern period, when the Dutch language and culture supposedly underwent frenchification in various spheres of life. Bringing together empirical approaches based on a wide range of datasets,… read more

[Advances in Historical Sociolinguistics, 15] 2026. ix, 312 pp. | open access

Other subjects Contact Linguistics | Germanic linguistics | Historical linguistics | Romance linguistics | Sociolinguistics and Dialectology

Silent Instruments: Syntax, semantics, and acquisition of the instrumental role in Italian

Alice Suozzi

This book offers the first systematic investigation of the instrumental role across syntax, semantics, and language acquisition. Focusing primarily on Italian within a comparative perspective, the book addresses a long-standing puzzle: why Instruments can be syntactically omitted even when they… read more

[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, 293] 2026. xiv, 217 pp.

Other subjects Generative linguistics | Romance linguistics | Semantics | Syntax

Speaking of Writing Romani: Language attitudes, text editing, and variability

Melanie Schippling

As a traditionally oral language spoken in areas with a literacy-based culture, Romani provides a unique case for the study of orality and literacy. In a mixed-methods approach, this work investigates attitudes of Romani speakers towards the modalities, their communicative functions and use, and… read more

[IMPACT: Studies in Language, Culture and Society, 56] 2026. xix, 432 pp.

Other subjects Multilingualism | Other Indo-European languages | Sociolinguistics and Dialectology | Writing and literacy

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. + index

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. xv, 246 pp. + index

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, 232 pp. + index

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