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 studies comparing English to five other languages in a wide variety of registers representing written, spoken, and written-to-be-spoken modes of communication. The volume starts with a semi-systematic review
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鈥檚 evolution while calling for a renewed commitment to socially responsive, ethically grounded scholarship. Inspired by the momentum of the 2023 AILA World Congress in France, this collective volume brings together leading international applied linguists to examine how
The source text is an unescapable part of any translation or translation process. Without source text, no translation. Yet it is only recently that scholars in the field of translation studies have begun exploring, theorizing, and conceptualizing the source text in a more systematic fashion. The present volume builds on and expands this work, exposing how source texts are never merely given but always constructed by translators and used for various purposes. The seven case studies, by researcher
Toponymy is the branch of Onomastics that studies place names. From among the subfields in Toponymy, in this work we focus on standardized toponymic repositories: toponymic lexical data bases. An adequate standardization of the major toponymy in the CPLP area assumes special relevance, as it embodies a normalizing function and is characterized by its enlarged scope. The Vocabul谩rio Topon铆mico (VT 鈥� toponymic wordlist), studied here, is a digital toponymic resource, a specialized vocabulary that
2026. iii, 186 pp.
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Articles
Proto-Tibetic *mbras 鈥�1grain; 2rice鈥�: Comparative reconstruction and dialect subgrouping
Joanna Bialek
pp.鈥�175鈥�227
The associative plural in Cantonese
Pun Ho Lui
pp.鈥�228鈥�256
Applying popular arguments for and against an independent egophoric grammatical category to Thewo Tibetan
Abe Powell
pp.鈥�257鈥�301
Dynamics of L3 lexical representations of Dutch-English-Mandarin trilinguals
Xiaowen Ji & Niels Olaf Schiller
pp.鈥�302鈥�32
2025. v, 119 pp.
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Introduction
Group dynamics in human鈥搑obot interaction
Alessandra Sciutti, Dario Pasquali, Giulia Belgiovine & Linda Lastrico
pp.鈥�387鈥�391
Articles
Moderating multi-party conversations with social robots: Design and evaluation of control policies
Lucrezia Grassi, Carmine Tommaso Recchiuto & Antonio Sgorbissa
pp.鈥�392鈥�421
Evaluating multi-party interactions with social robots using large language models and multi-modal systems
Daniel Hern
2026. iii, 150 pp.
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Article
Multiple grammars within linguistic populations: Distributions and theoretical implications
Maria Polinsky
pp.鈥�101鈥�128
Commentaries
Defining and testing multiple grammars
Tania Ionin
pp.鈥�129鈥�132
Micro-variation and multiple grammars
Marit Westergaard
pp.鈥�133鈥�136
Understanding multiple types of multiple grammars
Luiz Amaral & Tom Roeper
pp.鈥�137鈥�140
Articles
Cross-linguistic influence in L3 acquisition: Investigat
2026. iii, 250 pp.
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Articles
Distance-based approach reveals convergence effects in word order among the languages of the Circum-Baltic linguistic area
Ilja A. Ser啪ant, Berfin Akta峁�, Maria Ovsjannikova & Manfred Stede
pp.鈥�259鈥�293
A for antipassive, I for inverse: Rethinking transitivity and voice in Chiquitano
Andrey Nikulin
pp.鈥�294鈥�351
The size of clitics and affixes: A phonological approach to the grammaticalization cline
Tim Zingler & Phillip Rogers
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2026. iii, 141 pp.
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Editorial
The multicultural turn in sociolinguistics
Shobha Satyanath
pp.鈥�1鈥�12
Articles
Are we surprised yet? Expecting the unexpected in Asia-Pacific language variation
James Stanford
pp.鈥�13鈥�38
Registers in the Bahnar dialects in Vietnam: A sociophonetic study
L瓢 Giang 膼inh, Th脿nh Th啤 Qu岷 & Tr岷 Qu媒 Nguy峄卬
pp.鈥�39鈥�71
Variation and change in Philippine languages: Trends, challenges, and pathways forward
Wilkinson Daniel Wong Go
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I enclose the link to two new interviews of the "Talking about languages series"
Judith Kroll (University of California, Irvine): Bilingualism: cognitive consequences
Scott Thornbury (The New School, NY): Language teaching methods.
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Focus: The NYI Global Institute of Cultural, Cognitive and Linguistic Study is an interdisciplinary institute focusing on theoretical linguistics, cognitive science, and global cultural studies. V-NYI is the real-time, live, global version of NYI, now entering its 12th session this summer
V-NYI #12 is open to students, artists, scholars and all curious minds, from all backgrounds and countries, interested in comparative and formal approaches to theoretical linguistics as well as race, ethnici
I am a PhD student in Linguistics at the University of Kansas conducting research on sentence interpretation in Russian second language learners and in Russian heritage speakers. I am currently seeking participants for a study that involves a judgment task asking participants to decide if sentences are appropriate or not.
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We are delighted that the Poetics and Linguistics Association (PALA) annual Summer School will this year be taught by:
- Katie Wales, Honorary Professor, School of English, University of Nottingham, UK.
- Michael Toolan, Emeritus Professor of English Language, University of Birmingham, UK.
Katie Wales is one of PALA鈥檚 founding members and Michael Toolan is one of PALA鈥檚 longest-standing members.
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The 3rd SMOG International Conference on Syntax and Semantics (ICSS@GKNU), hosted by the Society of Modern Grammar (SMOG), will take place at GyeongKuk National University in Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea, from August 18鈥�20, 2026.
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For the first time at VIZJA University, we are pleased to announce the International Scientific and Practical Conference Multilingual Dialogues鈥�2026: Human鈥揂I Communication Across Generations, which will take place online on 12鈥�14 June 2026.
The main organiser of the conference is VIZJA University (Poland), with the following institutions joining as co-organisers:
- Charles University (Czech Republic)
- Universit茅 C么te d鈥橝zur (France)
- Azerbaijan University of Languages (Azerbaijan)