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Contact us to learn more Journals List of titles Available collections Open Access options Search & access online Books List of series and titles Available collections Open Access options Search & access online Online Resources List of Handbooks and Bibliographies Available bundles Highlighted publicationsNew Special IssueInvestigating Children’s Irony Comprehension: Current trends, challenges, and perspectivesEdited by Julia Fuchs-KreißSpecial issue of Pragmatics & Cognition 33:1 (2026) ca. 200 pp.New Reference workHandbook of Pragmatics: 28th Annual InstallmentEdited by Jana Declercq, Frank Brisard, Sigurd D’hondt and Mieke VandenbrouckeThis encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access – for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent… read more[Handbook of Pragmatics, 28] 2025. xiii, 194 pp.JournalNota BeneJournal for Linguistics in Belgium and The NetherlandsEdited by Steven Schoonjans and Helen de HoopISSN 2950-189X | E‑ISSN 2950‑1881New Special IssuePragmatics in African ContextsSpecial issue of Pragmatics and Society 17:2 (2026) v, 141 pp.New Special IssueMultilingualism and Language Contact in Asia-PacificEdited by Shobha SatyanathSpecial issue of Asia-Pacific Language Variation 11:1/2 (2025) vi, 222 pp.New Special IssueItalo-Romance Morphosyntax: Theoretical and empirical issuesEdited by Francesco Maria Ciconte and Michela CennamoSpecial issue of Linguistic Variation 26:1 (2026) v, 220 pp.New Course bookDigital and Internet-Based Research Methods in Applied LinguisticsEdited by Matt KesslerThis edited volume examines topics related to digital and internet-based research methods in the interdisciplinary field of applied linguistics. The book brings together internationally recognized experts with diverse interests from across the field. Covered are key approaches, methods, tools, and… read more[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 15] 2026. xii, 433 pp. New Course bookChild-centered Approaches to Applied Linguistic ResearchEdited by Yuko Goto Butler and Annamaria PinterIn recent years, child-centered research has garnered increasing attention among scholars working with children. However, it remains under-explored within the field of applied linguistics. This gap is partly attributable to the conceptual complexity of the notion itself; “child-centered research”… read more[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 13] 2025. ix, 202 pp. New Special IssueDiscourses of Discrimination: Language aggression in the construction of othernessEdited by Angeliki Alvanoudi and Marianthi GeorgalidouSpecial issue of Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict 14:1 (2026) ca. 160 pp.New Special IssueSFL Appliability, Visibility and AccessibilityEdited by Claudia Stoian, Jorge Arús-Hita and Christian M.I.M. MatthiessenSpecial issue of Language, Context and Text 7:2 (2025) v, 277 pp.New Course bookResearch Methods in Complex Dynamic Systems Theory Approaches to Second Language DevelopmentEdited by Wander Lowie, Rosmawati and Vanessa De WildeThis edited volume is a timely and significant contribution to second language development research from a Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST) perspective. The book addresses the growing need for consistent and practical methodologies for CDST research. Each chapter presents an innovative method… read more[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 14] 2025. x, 222 pp. New Special IssueDiscourses on Racism and Resilience: Between power and resistanceEdited by Marjo Lindroth, Heidi Sinevaara-Niskanen and Claes Tängh WrangelSpecial issue of Journal of Language and Politics 25:2 (2026) v, 120 pp.New Special IssueEpistemological issue: What returnee bilinguals may teach us about language attrition, language stabilization, and individual variationEdited by Matthew T. Carlson and Jorge González AlonsoSpecial issue of Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism 16:1 (2026) v, 100 pp.New Course bookQuantitative Methods in Multilingual Acquisition and ProcessingEdited by Gabrielle Klassen and John W. SchwieterThe growing fields of language acquisition and processing have made great strides in understanding how individuals learn and use more than one language across various stages of life in diverse contexts. This is partly due to the methodological innovations that have been developed and refined in… read more[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 16] 2026. xv, 313 pp. + indexNew JournalInContextStudies in Translation and InterculturalismEdited by Ho-Jeong CheongISSN 2799-6190 | E‑ISSN 2799‑8592New Special IssueFuture Perspectives in Medical ArgumentationEdited by Sarah Bigi and Maria Grazia RossiSpecial issue of Journal of Argumentation in Context 14:3 (2025) v, 110 pp.New Special IssueBeyond Corpus Data — Complementary and Alternative Methods in Cognitive LinguisticsEdited by Anton Granvik, Veera Hatakka, Olli O. Silvennoinen, Riku Erkkilä and Eveliina MäntyläSpecial issue of Review of Cognitive Linguistics 23:2 (2025) vi, 357 pp. Open Access We are committed to Open Access as it makes research more accessible for all. Read here what we do for our authors' publications to make these Open Access. Latest booksFebruary 2026Null or Nothing: Zero elements in Romance syntax and morphologyEdited by Peter Herbeck and Natascha PominoZero 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. February 2026A (Re)turn to the Source TextEdited by Malin Carlström and Richard PleijelThe 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… read more[Benjamins Translation Library, 169] 2026. vii, 235 pp. | open access February 2026Cross-linguistic Register VariationEdited by Sylvi Rørvik and Marlén IzquierdoA 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. February 2026Progress in Colour Studies: Colour Expression and CognitionEdited by Carole P. Biggam, Domicele Jonauskaite, Mari Uusküla and Dimitris MylonasThis volume presents recent research in colour studies with a particular focus on language, offering both continuity and innovation within the field. All chapters are developed from papers first presented at the Progress in Colour Studies 2022 (PICS2022) conference, held at Tallinn University,… read more[Not in series, 244] 2026. viii, 226 pp. February 2026Intralingual Translation: Beyond language and textEdited by Hilla Karas and Hava Bat-Zeev ShyldkrotIntralingual Translation: Beyond language and text offers an innovative, wide-ranging exploration of translation within the same language, bringing together leading international scholars from diverse linguistic and disciplinary backgrounds. Spanning theoretical reflections, empirical studies, and… read more[Benjamins Translation Library, 168] 2026. vii, 265 pp. February 2026Multilingual Corpus Research: Advances and challengesEdited by Noelia Ramón and María Pérez BlancoMultilingual corpora have been used in cross-linguistic research for 30 years. New technologies have dramatically changed the processes of compilation and exploitation of tailor-made corpora for linguistic research. The studies included in this volume showcase current cross-linguistic research… read more[Studies in Corpus Linguistics, 126] 2026. vi, 341 pp. February 2026Crises We Live By: A transdisciplinary study of crisis and its metaphors in their cultural contextEdited by Irene LeonardisAfter an original foreword from Andreas Musolff setting the stage of the book, Crises We Live By offers a series of case studies that highlight different ways of conceptualizing and speaking about crisis, above all metaphorically. Its title echoes Lakoff and Johnson’s famous Metaphors We Live By… read more[Cognitive Linguistic Studies in Cultural Contexts, 20] 2026. xi, 267 pp. February 2026The Development of the Chinese Cleft Construction: A diachronic constructional approachFangqiong ZhanThis 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. January 2026At the Crossroads of Historical and Cognitive LinguisticsEdited by Anna Rogos-Hebda and Heli TissariThis 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. January 2026Thinking and Speaking About Time: A cognitive linguistic approachEdited by Rita Brdar-Szabó and Mario BrdarThe 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. January 2026Speaking of Writing Romani: Language attitudes, text editing, and variabilityMelanie SchipplingAs 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.January 2026New Insights into Theoretical Syntax from Asian Languages: Studies in honor of C.-T. James HuangEdited by Andrew SimpsonThis book brings together some of the most prominent linguists working in the field of East and Southeast Asian syntax to create a special collection of papers which highlight new developments in the analysis of the syntax of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and other Southeast Asian languages. read more[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, 290] 2026. viii, 489 pp. January 2026Literature as Experience-Inviting DiscourseAnders PetterssonLiterature as Experience-Inviting Discourse presents a general perspective on the art of literature, starting from the questions of what literature is, how it works, and what it is for. It is a main theme in the book that what we typically call literature is written to be read and freely… read more[FILLM Studies in Languages and Literatures, 22] 2026. xv, 186 pp. January 2026A Linguistic Comparison of Chinese and English: Structural, functional, and typological perspectivesChao LiThe book examines similarities and differences between Chinese and English from structural, functional, and typological perspectives. The linguistic comparison undertaken covers various aspects of the two languages, including, for example, typological features, the phonological system, the writing… read more[Studies in Language Companion Series, 239] 2026. xv, 399 pp. January 2026A Layered Approach to Habitual ConstructionsEdited by Sune Gregersen and Kees HengeveldHabitual constructions, such as those based on English used to and Spanish soler, are linguistic expressions denoting situations that typically occur. This volume proposes a novel approach to such expressions, arguing that habituality is not a unified semantic category, but rather a family of… read more[Typological Studies in Language, 136] 2026. vii, 389 pp. January 2026Digital and Internet-Based Research Methods in Applied LinguisticsEdited by Matt KesslerThis edited volume examines topics related to digital and internet-based research methods in the interdisciplinary field of applied linguistics. The book brings together internationally recognized experts with diverse interests from across the field. Covered are key approaches, methods, tools, and… read more[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 15] 2026. xii, 433 pp. January 2026This is the Thing: A cognitive/typological investigation into the concept of ‘thinghood’Michael FortescueThis monograph investigates for the first time words like ‘thing’ of maximal semantic generality across languages. Not all languages have exact equivalents of English ‘thing’ – in some, for instance, the nearest equivalent is an interrogative stem (‘what?’). Few languages extend their ‘thing’ words… read more[Human Cognitive Processing, 79] 2026. ix, 220 pp. December 2025Emancipatory Pragmatics: Innovative approaches to pragmatics incorporating the concept of “ba”Edited by Yoko Fujii, William F. Hanks, Sachiko Ide, Scott Saft and Kishiko UenoEmancipatory Pragmatics represents a unique contribution to the field of pragmatics. Most research in the field has focused on English and other Western languages, but the study of Japanese and other non-Western languages, as is done in this volume, has led to a broader understanding of language… read more[Culture and Language Use, 24] 2025. xiv, 384 pp. | open access November 2025Morphology by Serial OptimizationEdited by Gereon MüllerHarmonic Serialism is a derivational version of Optimality Theory that has widely been pursued for phonology and syntax but so far much less for morphology. The harmonic serialist approach to inflectional morphology underlying the contributions to the present volume is virtually unique in that it… read more[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, 289] 2025. v, 348 pp. November 2025Varieties of German in Contact Settings: Studies in honor of William D. KeelEdited by B. Richard Page and Michael T. PutnamThis volume pays homage to the legacy of William D. Keel and the significant impact of his research on German in contact settings from myriad perspectives and traditions. It includes structural and sociolinguistic studies focusing on varieties of German spoken throughout the world, including… read more[Studies in Germanic Linguistics, 10] 2025. vi, 275 pp. November 2025Applying Corpora in Teaching and Learning Romance LanguagesEdited by Henry Tyne and Stefania SpinaApplying Corpora in Teaching and Learning Romance Languages is the first major volume dedicated to the use of corpora in teaching and learning Romance languages. Covering four Mediterranean Romance languages – French, Italian, Spanish, and Catalan – the volume provides a thematically structured… read more[Studies in Corpus Linguistics, 122] 2025. vi, 406 pp. November 2025Transmedia in Translation and TransculturationEdited by Vasso Giannakopoulou and Elin SütisteA prominent keyword of the 21st century humanities, the concept of transmedia describes, in essence, an age-old phenomenon: texts tend to spread in a fragmented fashion, in various media, and be appropriated and further developed by multiple agents. However, the concept of transmedia and the… read more[Benjamins Translation Library, 167] 2025. xi, 242 pp. November 2025The Ziggurat of Grammar: In honor of Ur ShlonskyEdited by Lena Baunaz, Giuliano Bocci and Andrew NevinsWhat is the extent to which various grammatical levels – from features through subjecthood through cleft layers – reuse and reemploy certain structure-building operations? In this volume, organized in terms of successively expanding domains, leading contributors report research into the complex… read more[Language Faculty and Beyond, 20] 2025. xv, 577 pp. | open access November 2025The Diachrony of Word Class PeripheriesEdited by Tanja Ackermann and Christian ZimmerWord classes of a language are usually not homogeneous groups of lexemes that share the same morphological and syntactic properties completely. Rather, lexemes are usually grouped together that have some basic commonalities but may differ in detail, e.g., regarding their inflectional behaviour. In… read more[Studies in Language Companion Series, 238] 2025. v, 252 pp. | open access November 2025Variation in Language Acquisition: Unity in diversityEdited by Laura Rosseel and Eline ZennerThis volume, resulting from the fifth edition of the conference series Variation in Language Acquisition (ViLA), brings together research at the intersection of language acquisition and sociolinguistics. Work within the ViLA tradition explores how learners—from preschoolers to adult second-language… read more[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 34] 2025. vi, 262 pp. November 2025Possibility and Necessity: Concepts and expressions of modalityEdited by Jean Albrespit, Christelle Lacassain and Tracey SimpsonResearchers in the fields of logic, philosophy and linguistics have for many years been pondering over the elusive nature of modality and grappled with ways of capturing it. This book provides a broad overview of issues relevant to the study of modality and reflects the diversity of theoretical… read more[Studies in Language Companion Series, 237] 2025. vi, 370 pp. October 2025Framing in Interaction: Pragmatic approaches to framing analysisEdited by Simon Borchmann, Anne H. Fabricius and Ida KlitgårdThis volume invites its readers to rethink the linguistic basis for framing analysis by problematizing the existing foundation and presenting eight new pragmatically based framing analyses.The book challenges the assumption that there is a unilateral, one-to-one relationship between words and… read more[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 354] 2025. v, 279 pp. October 2025What makes a Figure: Rethinking figurativityEdited by Herbert L. ColstonThis volume presents works seeking to re-think the very nature and scope of figurativity, calling into attention some of the received tenets in accounts of figurativity, both as a holistic category and for individual types and families of figures, but also attempting to expand upon the current… read more[Figurative Thought and Language, 19] 2025. vi, 322 pp. October 2025Technology and Instructed Second Language Acquisition: Connecting research and pedagogyEdited by Shawn Loewen, Frederick J. Poole, Hyun-Bin Hwang and Matthew D. CossThis book brings together a team of leading international scholars to explore the rich inter-section of technology and second language (L2) learning and teaching. This innovative volume offers a unique blend of cutting-edge empirical research, pedagogy-informed perspectives, and practical… read more[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 63] 2025. x, 365 pp. October 2025The Making of Multi-Unit Turns: A spring-loaded doorRod Gardner, Joe Blythe, Ilana Mushin, Lesley Stirling, Josua Dahmen, Caroline de Dear and Francesco PossematoThe Making of Multi-Unit Turns is the first book-length treatment to comprehensively describe extended turns produced by a single speaker. It draws on multiparty everyday conversations in English, using the methods of Conversation Analysis. It brings together the currently scattered literature on… read more[Studies in Language and Social Interaction, 38] 2025. xix, 378 pp. October 2025The Grammar of Interaction: Epistemicity, information management and discourse in language useEdited by Susana Rodríguez Rosique and Jordi M. Antolí MartínezThis volume deals with the relations between grammar and interaction from different perspectives, with the aim of unraveling the way in which a language — through the different forms of discourse from which it emerges — reflects certain social and community-based schemas; that is, how language… read more[IVITRA Research in Linguistics and Literature, 46] 2025. xix, 348 pp. | open access October 2025Mathematical Modelling in Linguistics and Text Analysis: Theory and applicationsEdited by Adam Pawłowski, Sheila Embleton, Jan Mačutek and Aris XanthosThis book is a panorama of contemporary quantitative linguistics, as developed over decades. It highlights the main topics of QL: statistical laws of language, taxonomy of linguistic phenomena, authorial attribution, quantitative analysis of syntax (e.g., dependency grammar), measurement of text… read more[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 370] 2025. vi, 241 pp.October 2025Constructions in Contact 3: Constructional schemas and patterns in language contactEdited by Hans C. Boas and Steffen HöderOver the last decade, Construction Grammar has become increasingly popular in the study of language contact and multilingualism. Indeed, constructional approaches, including Diasystematic Construction Grammar, not only offer a useful theoretical framework for empirical studies, but also provide a… read more[Constructional Approaches to Language, 40] 2025. viii, 325 pp. October 2025First Language Acquisition in Finno-Ugric LanguagesEdited by Minna Kirjavainen, Ágnes Lukács and Virve-Anneli VihmanThis book is the first comprehensive state-of-the-art overview of the first language acquisition of four Finno-Ugric languages: Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, and North Saami. Ten chapters review research on phonological, lexical, and grammatical development, bringing the research within the… read more[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 33] 2025. vii, 349 pp. October 2025COVID-19: Metaphor and metonymy across languages and culturesEdited by Xu Wen, Wei-lun Lu, Joe Lennon and Zoltán KövecsesThe COVID-19 pandemic set off a maelstrom of social, cultural, and political changes—as well as some surprising linguistic ones. This volume explores these dramatic changes through the lens of Cognitive Linguistics, analysing noteworthy examples of pandemic discourse to reveal correspondences and… read more[Metaphor in Language, Cognition, and Communication, 11] 2025. vi, 344 pp. October 2025Footprints of Phrase Structure: Studies in syntax in honour of Tim StowellEdited by María J. Arche, Jan-Wouter Zwart, Hamida Demirdache and Hagit BorerThis volume presents a collection of state-of-the-art studies that illustrate recent advances in the understanding of human language, grammar design and linguistic categories. The title of the volume aims at highlighting the mark that the work of Tim Stowell has had on the field of Linguistics… read more[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, 288] 2025. xiii, 368 pp. September 2025Handbook of Terminology: Volume 4. Terminology planning in EuropeEdited by Rossella Resi and Frieda SteursThis book provides an overview of the various methods adopted for terminology planning in the languages under examination. Collectively, the authors attempt to establish an overall understanding of terminology planning in Europe, starting from an examination of the organizations engaged in… read more[Handbook of Terminology, 4] 2025. viii, 799 pp. September 2025English across Borders: A reflexive approach to anglophone migrants’ repertoiresAxel BohmannThis book presents an account of English in the communicative repertoires of anglophone West-Africans living in Southwestern Germany. Adopting an ethnographically grounded perspective, it analyzes how participants perceive and utilize English as well as other linguistic resources at their disposal… read more[Varieties of English Around the World, G72] 2025. xi, 244 pp.September 2025Handbook of Pragmatics: 28th Annual InstallmentEdited by Jana Declercq, Frank Brisard, Sigurd D’hondt and Mieke VandenbrouckeThis encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access – for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent… read more[Handbook of Pragmatics, 28] 2025. xiii, 194 pp.September 2025Cultural Conceptualizations of the SELF in Hong Kong EnglishDenisa LatićThis monograph offers a cultural-cognitive approach to the study of identity construction at a cultural group level and how it patterns language, exemplified with Hong Kong English. For this, cultural values, political ideology, language models, and reported self- and other-perception as… read more[Cognitive Linguistic Studies in Cultural Contexts, 19] 2025. xviii, 289 pp.September 2025The Progressive Revisited: Historical and Quantitative Studies in Germanic and Romance LanguagesEdited by Alessandro Carlucci and Jerzy NykielThis volume consists of corpus-based analyses of progressive aspect constructions in Germanic and Romance. By adopting a variety of methodologies and theoretical frameworks, these studies provide valuable insights into the development, grammaticalization and use of various progressive structures… read more[Studies in Language Companion Series, 236] 2025. xi, 356 pp. September 2025Cultural models of GENDER and HOMOSEXUALITY in Indian and Nigerian EnglishAnna FinzelThe study presented in this book explores the cultural models of GENDER and HOMOSEXUALITY in Indian and Nigerian English, drawing on the research fields of Cultural Linguistics, Cognitive Sociolinguistics and World Englishes. With the help of different methodologies and empirical data in the form… read more[Cognitive Linguistic Studies in Cultural Contexts, 17] 2025. xxi, 229 pp. September 2025Italo-Romance Heritage Languages: Multiple approachesEdited by Eugenio Goria and Margherita Di SalvoThis volume brings together research on Italian and Italo-Romance varieties spoken as heritage languages across the world, with contributions from different fields of linguistics and from diverse regions (the Americas, Australia, Europe). It offers a timely update on the state of the art, combining… read more[Studies in Bilingualism, 68] 2025. vi, 302 pp.September 2025Research Methods in Complex Dynamic Systems Theory Approaches to Second Language DevelopmentEdited by Wander Lowie, Rosmawati and Vanessa De WildeThis edited volume is a timely and significant contribution to second language development research from a Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST) perspective. The book addresses the growing need for consistent and practical methodologies for CDST research. Each chapter presents an innovative method… read more[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 14] 2025. x, 222 pp. September 2025Eyes on Text: Eye movements in reading and language processingCengiz AcartürkEyes on Text presents a contemporary overview of research on eye movements in reading and language processing by spinning around the heptagon of cognitive science, which consists of linguistics, neuroscience, philosophy, anthropology, artificial intelligence, education in its corners. The book… read more[Natural Language Processing, 16] 2025. xiii, 342 pp. September 2025Child-centered Approaches to Applied Linguistic ResearchEdited by Yuko Goto Butler and Annamaria PinterIn recent years, child-centered research has garnered increasing attention among scholars working with children. However, it remains under-explored within the field of applied linguistics. This gap is partly attributable to the conceptual complexity of the notion itself; “child-centered research”… read more[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 13] 2025. ix, 202 pp. September 2025The Rhetorical Mind: Current issuesEdited by Maria Clotilde Almeida, Rodrigo Furtado and Olga Blanco-CarriónThis book comprehends a unique collection of articles on the rhetorical tools, with special reference to both discursive and verbo-visual metaphor. It focuses on monomodal and multimodal figurative representations in wine discourse, in political discourse, and in the sports media. Moreover, it… read more[Figurative Thought and Language, 20] 2025. vi, 198 pp.September 2025Storytelling, Identity Formation, and Resistance in Indigenous Cultures in Canada and the United StatesEdited by Kamelia Talebian SedehiStorytelling is a means of fostering a sense of identity, belonging, and continuity. Through stories, Indigenous peoples understand and interpret the world, and learn how to survive in spite of external forces such as colonialism. Storytelling has been studied by many scholars across myriad… read more[Studies in Narrative, 28] 2025. xiii, 250 pp. September 2025Interdisciplinary Approaches to Romance Linguistics: In honor of Barbara E. Bullock and Almeida Jacqueline ToribioEdited by Mark Amengual and Amanda DalolaThe study of Romance linguistics has long been a vibrant and dynamic field, enriched by diverse theoretical perspectives and a range of methodological innovations. This volume gathers contributions from leading scholars and emerging voices in the field to provide an up-to-date and comprehensive… read more[Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics, 45] 2025. vi, 331 pp. August 2025Decoding Movie Language through Multi-Dimensional Analysis and the Grammar of GraphicsPierfranca ForchiniThis book offers a comprehensive and refined account of movie discourse through the application of Multi-Dimensional Analysis (MDA) to the American Movie Corpus, a collection of authentic, verified movie dialog transcriptions. Expanding on previous MDA-based research, it broadens both the scope of… read more[Studies in Corpus Linguistics, 124] 2025. vii, 329 pp. August 2025Local Grammar Approaches to Speech Act Studies: Apology in contemporary spoken British EnglishHang SuThis book brings together corpus linguistics and pragmatics by extending the emerging corpus analytic framework of local grammar to speech act research, aiming to enrich the toolkit of corpus-based speech act studies. It outlines four directions in which local grammar can be useful for… read more[Studies in Corpus Linguistics, 123] 2025. xxii, 224 pp. June 2025Love, Sex, and the Sacred: A metaphor analysis of Hungarian folk songsVeronika SzelidMost Hungarian folksongs are about SEX – according to a widely accepted opinion of ethnographers. But what is SEX about? How is it connected to LOVE, and what does THE SACRED have to do with these? Drawing on Conceptual Metaphor Theory, this book reveals the profound connections between the three… read more[Cognitive Linguistic Studies in Cultural Contexts, 18] 2025. xi, 265 pp. E-newsletter Please sign up and be the first to know about our latest products! We will send a monthly newsletter to your mailbox with our latest developments, titles and issues. New JournalInContextStudies in Translation and InterculturalismEdited by Ho-Jeong CheongISSN 2799-6190 | E‑ISSN 2799‑8592 Meet us Come see us at one of the many conferences where John Benjamins is present with a stand. 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