SUMMARY Multimodal Mockery in Face-to-face interaction: On the Negotiation of Nonseriousness and Stance is a monograph based on Clarissa de Vries鈥檚 PhD thesis. It investigates multimodality in spontaneous interactions and how it is employed in mockery. The multimodal resources under scrutiny are various and they include verbal language, gaze, body positions and movements, gestures and facial expressions. The analysis also takes into consideration handling objects that are part of the interact

ATRAS Journal Submission Deadline: August 15, 2026 Expected Publication: December 2026 Introduction Digital technologies鈥攅specially Free Software and Open-Source AI鈥攐ffer transformative potential for democratizing knowledge in the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS). This special issue explores how open digital commons can foster epistemic justice, bridge linguistic divides, and empower diverse knowledge systems through collaborative approaches. We invite global perspectives on ethical AI

Accent Variation and Change 'Accents' is an annual conference organized by the Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics at University of Lodz, Poland. It brings together researchers and teachers interested in native and non-native accents of English, approached from a variety of theoretical and/or practical perspectives. The key issues discussed each year include individual accent characteristics, the dynamism of accent usage, accent teaching and learning, and the methods and to

Description: Founded in 1994 and awarded the University title in 2016, The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) is a publicly funded university, dedicated to the advancement of teacher education and related disciplines through a diverse offering of academic, professional and research programmes. The University aspires to become a leading university in the Asia Pacific region and beyond, with a focus on educational and multidisciplinary research, development and innovation. We are committ

2nd Call for Papers: Formal Linguistic Approaches to MultiModality (FLAMM) will take place at Trinity College Dublin on 4-5 December 2025. The workshop aims to promote and advance the study of multimodality from a formal linguistic perspective by bringing together scholars interested in the formal study of multimodality. Invited Speakers: Cornelia Ebert (Goethe-Universit盲t Frankfurt) Donna Jo Napoli (Swarthmore College) Philippe Schlenker (CNRS - Institut Jean-Nicod, Paris / New York

The Methods Fair forms part of the 62nd Annual Conference of the Leibniz Institute for the German Language, carrying the motto 'German in the European language area: current status and prospects'. This call invites submissions of resources, tools and methods relating to the German language, or contrasting German with other European languages. If accepted, the content will be presented as a poster and subsequently published as a short paper. The language of presentation and publication is German.

We are happy to announce the 5th Conference on Discourse, Culture & Interaction that provides a forum for researchers in the areas of Pragmatics, (Applied) Linguistics, Communication Studies, Cultural Studies among others to share their research findings. We welcome submissions from established scholars as well as early career researchers 鈥� including Honours, MA and PhD. Abstracts are invited for papers on any topic relevant to pragmatics, qualitative discourse analysis, culture and interact

Call for Papers 鈥� Current Issue of The International Arab Journal of English for Specific Purposes (IAJESP) We invite submissions on: - ESP Methodology & Disciplines 鈥� Teaching approaches, course design, and applications in business, science, medicine, law, and more. - Technology, Innovation & Assessment 鈥� AI integration, digital resources, testing techniques, and program evaluation in ESP. - Cross-Cultural, Policy & Social Dimensions 鈥� Intercultural communication, translation, language

The Graduate Student Network of the Language, Communication and Culture signature research area at the University of Alberta is pleased to announce the fifth annual Conference for Graduate Students in Language, Communication and Culture. This free, online event is open to all. Conference Schedule: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y_rPJmwj2eqGsEkp6c3B7S-2k95XjLbE/view?usp=drivesdk This year鈥檚 theme is Communication and Culture Across Generations.

Research Areas Reported: Onset of Language and Drawings, Book History, Typography. History of Writing Technologies, Origins and forms of Writing, from Cave & Vessel History & Writing, Child Language and Writing Development beginning with 3 and 4-year olds through Adult Writing, History of School Writing, Cognition and Writing, Writing and Knowledge-Building, Self-Regulation in Writing, Digital Writing, Intertextual Rhetoric when Writing, Drumming and Storytelling in Ghana, Everyday Writing, C

SUMMARY Subjects: Applied Linguistics, Education, Cognitive Science, General Linguistics This volume comprises a range of discussions and approaches to grammar teaching based on theoretical linguistics. The book is split into four sections and 13 chapters, outlining novel research, practical approaches to native and second language/foreign language teaching, and addressing challenging concepts in a classroom setting. The chapters cover a variety of languages and include case studies that c

2025. iii, 108 pp. Table of Contents Articles Frequency and listener perceptions of the nursery we in instructor-student interactions Elizabeth Hanks pp.鈥�1鈥�28 Does grammatical aspect convey pragmatic meaning? The case of believe in the progressive aspect Marianna Gracheva pp.鈥�29鈥�55 Ontological realism as a validity criterion in second-language strategic competence assessment Stephen P. O鈥機onnell & Steven J. Ross pp.鈥�56鈥�81 Pragmatic research in English as an Asian ling

The Recently Extinct Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Sandu and Its Dialectal Affiliations Hezy Mutzafi An Early Judeo-Persian Rabbanite Text Vat. Pers. 61, Its Linguistic Variety, Its Arabic Vocabulary, and the Targum Onqelos Chams Beno卯t Bernard Three Judeo-Persian Contributions Dan Shapira A Translation of the Bible into Maghrebian Judeo-Arabic, by Bar-Asher, Moshe Aharon Maman Notre jud茅o-arabe. Les dialectes jud茅o-arabes du Maroc: structures, usages et diversit茅, by Chetrit, J

Sprachliche Bildung und Mehrsprachigkeit im Vorbereitungsdienst: Ausgestaltungs-prozesse in der Lehrkr盲ftebildung zwischen Curriculum und Institution Caroline B枚ning 鈥濨esser Gas aus dem Westen als aus dem Osten. Kanada ist ein sympathischer Lieferant鈥� 鈥� Zur Verkn眉pfung des Topos der geteilten Werte mit aktuellen Narrativen des Energiedispositivs. Eine kleine empirische Studie Laura Coro Blauert, Daisy-Anna Cwikla, Rebecca Kelschebach, Lesley-Ann Kern, Joana Koczy, Dorothee Meer, Erik Schr枚d

A mathematical formalization of Chomsky鈥檚 theory of Merge in generative linguistics. The Minimalist Program advanced by Noam Chomsky thirty years ago, focusing on the biological nature of human language, has played a central role in our modern understanding of syntax. One key to this program is the notion that the hierarchical structure of human language syntax consists of a single operation Merge. For the first time, Mathematical Structure of Syntactic Merge presents a complete and precise

SUMMARY Through the analysis of various ideological and political debates on language in Tunisia, this study shows that the performative aspect of language is brought to the fore through public discourse. This book thus proposes an analytical approach that is intended to be a breath of fresh air, and a new way of studying language that does not limit itself to observing the linguistic practices of Tunisian speakers, but is rather interested in the linguistic ideologies that are manifested in

A two-day conference entitled 鈥淭owards a Poetics of Arab Diasporic Literary and Cultural Studies鈥� will be held on November 22 and 23, 2025, at the Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) institute in Al-Weibdeh, Amman, Jordan. The conference is organized jointly by Contemporary Arab Diasporic Literary Studies (CALDS), an international research group based at the University of Jordan, and CBRL. The conference committee invites scholars, researchers and post-graduate students to submit r

Workshop at the 48th Annual Conference of the German Linguistic Society (DGfS) 2nd Call for Papers/Extended deadline Organisers (all TU Dortmund): Natalie Verelst Christian Zimmer Jones Anam Lena Jubelius Call for Papers: Linguistic avoidance arises in contexts where language users either choose not to, cannot, or are not permitted to use certain forms directly 鈥� due to individual preferences, institutional constraints, or social norms. Avoidance may require a certain degree of m

Call for Conference Papers: Expanding Horizons: The Role of Virtual Exchange in Language Learning and Global Competence vejapan.com Date: November 8, 2025 Location: Osaka, Japan Participation: Free of charge Overview: This one day symposium will bring together educators, researchers, and practitioners to investigate the transformative impact of virtual exchange (VE) on language learning and global competence. Presenters are invited to share original research and pedagogical insights on

Call for Workshop Proposals for EvoLang 2026 Submission Deadline: 22 Sept 2025 (AoE) Notification of Acceptance: 3 Oct 2025 EvoLang XVI (Plovdiv, Bulgaria) will host up to six thematically focused, half-day workshops on 7 April 2026. The half-day format can accommodate, for example, 8 half-hour slots with 15 minutes for an introduction and 30 minutes for breaks. Other formats within the allotted time are also welcome. What to Submit: Workshop proposals should be no more than 500 words e