This dissertation employs a sociophonetic approach to document sound change in Asante Twi, a language spoken in Ghana. Asante Twi is one major variety of the Akan language. Traditional descriptions of Twi phonology say that [æ] is allophonically derived when /a/ occurs before advanced tongue root (i.e., [+ATR]) vowels /i, u, o/ and palatal consonants. For example, in the word /sika-ni/ ‘rich person’, the syllable-final /a/ is pronounced as [sikæni] before the [+ATR] vowel in the person suffix,

Other Specialties: Language variation and change, English grammar Description: The Faculty of Philology of the University of Freiburg invites applications for a Full Professorship (W3) for English Language and Linguistics (to succeed Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Christian Mair) in the Department of English to be filled by April 1, 2026. The future incumbent of the position should represent the field of English Linguistics in its entirety, with an explicit focus on language variation and change do

Die Positive Fremdsprachendidaktik ist ein neuer Ansatz für das Lehren und Lernen von Sprachen, der es ermöglicht, insbesondere Erkenntnisse der Positiven Psychologie für einen zeitgemäßen Fremdsprachenunterricht nutzbar zu machen und so positive Entwicklungen in Gang zu setzen. Dabei steht die Frage im Zentrum, wie es gelingen kann, aus der aktuellen Belastungskrise herauszufinden und gute Bildungslaufbahnen mit erfolgreichem Sprachenlernen zu ermöglichen. Denn Sprachen sind die tragende Säule

La palatalizzazione delle occlusive velari latine è uno dei tratti distintivi delle varietà retoromanze grigionesi (Canton Grigioni, Svizzera). Questo volume offre la prima analisi su ampia scala degli esiti palatali nella regione, dimostrando come attualmente coesistano per questi suoni tre diverse pronunce, la cui distribuzione permette di proporre una nuova ipotesi sullo sviluppo in diacronia di tale fenomeno. Dopo un’introduzione al tema, la parte centrale del volume è dedicata al confronto

Dass Wörter und zusammengesetzte sprachliche Ausdrücke eine wörtliche Bedeutung haben, ist allen Sprecher:innen einer Sprache mehr oder weniger bewusst. Doch wie lässt sich diese Bedeutung (unabhängig vom kommunikativen Sinn) präzise und genau beschreiben? Und wie ergibt sich die Bedeutung von komplexen Ausdrücken aus den Einzelteilen? Mit genau diesen Fragen beschäftigt sich die linguistische Semantik, in die dieses Buch kompakt einführt. Dabei orientiert es sich nach einer Übersicht über grund

Das Buch beruht auf dem Unterrichtsalltag in Alphabetisierungskursen mit erwachsenen Migrant:innen und bietet Lehrkräften eine fundierte Einführung in die Fachliteratur. Der theoretische Teil wird mit einer Handreichung für die Praxis erweitert und durch eine Materialiensammlung ergänzt. Die Materialien des neuen Konzeptes basieren auf bewährten Forschungsergebnissen und eigener Unterrichtspraxis. Gedacht als Kopiervorlagen für den Unterricht, eignen sie sich für die Arbeit mit Zweitsprachlernen

Im Zentrum des vorliegenden Sammelbandes steht die Komplementarität von digitalem und analogem Fremdsprachenlehren und -lernen. Die im Rahmen des Paderborner Symposiums (2023) entstandenen Beiträge erörtern die Chancen und Grenzen der Digitalisierung für das Fremdsprachenlehren und -lernen im Verhältnis zum Analogen: analoge und digitale Räume bzw. Lehr-/Lernsettings sowie Vor- und Nachteile digitaler und analoger Formen des Sprachlernens in der Sprachpraxis- und Lehrerbildung. Der Band ist dami

2nd Call for Papers: Human communication is a multimodal system. Research on the contribution of the visual modality - in terms of gestures - to linguistics has grown in the last years. While aspects of gesture’s meaning and function have been intensively studied, less attention has been paid to visual and kinematic features, which nevertheless form the building blocks from which multimodal utterances constitute their meaning. To fully grasp the meaning and function of gestures and gradual va

In a world marked by rupture, polarization, and resistance, Beyond Fracture invites us to explore how moments of divergence—social, linguistic, aesthetic, political—can give rise not only to conflict but also to reinvention. At the same time, it calls us to consider the forces of convergence that bind and reconfigure, often in surprising or uneasy ways. Between fracture and fusion lies the space of possibility: for solidarity, for creativity, and for futures that move beyond protest and toward t

REAL (Research group “Economics, policy analysis, and language”), in cooperation with the University of Potsdam and Ulster University, organises an interdisciplinary symposium on language economics and policy on 4–5 June 2026 at the University of Potsdam, Germany. The REAL symposia aim to discuss all aspects of language economics and language policy; and corresponding contributions are welcome. Especially welcome are papers that address the role of language skills within the context of increa

SUMMARY This book deals with the activities of a group of nineteenth-century researchers who laid the foundations of English dialect study, giving an account of their methods, works and intellectual context. Central to the book is the claim that ‘the nineteenth-century discipline of philology is the primary context in which the period’s dialect study should be placed and understood’ (13), and a twin thread running throughout is the rise and eventual fall in popularity of this approach. Townen

Please write or copy and paste your review of The Victorians and English Dialect here. SUMMARY This book deals with the activities of a group of nineteenth-century researchers who laid the foundations of English dialect study, giving an account of their methods, works and intellectual context. Central to the book is the claim that ‘the nineteenth-century discipline of philology is the primary context in which the period’s dialect study should be placed and understood’ (13), and a twin thre

Discourse plays a central role in the social and cultural construction of gender. It functions as a dynamic space where meanings are negotiated, certain identities are legitimized, and others are marginalized. In the current context, trans people have gained increasing visibility, which has brought to the forefront the discursive tensions between dominant narratives that continue to pathologize and exclude, and alternative discursive practices that promote recognition, inclusion, or resistance t

The Conference will serve as a platform for exploring both professional and non-professional practices in intercultural and educational mediation, with a particular emphasis on community interpreting (CI) and educational mediation in academic settings. Discussions will encompass innovative research approaches, adaptation strategies in connection to technological advancements, including AI-powered translation tools, and the evolving role of interpreters as both linguistic and social mediators. By

Final Call for Papers: The aim of this conference is to bring together specialists in didactics, linguistics, geography, and second language acquisition, as well as teacher trainers and secondary school teachers to discuss the teaching and learning of English as a Second Language (ESL) using a CLIL approach, in geography classes more specifically. The CEFR (2001, 2018) promotes an action-oriented perspective for the teaching of foreign languages and considers learners as social actors. Thi

Meeting Description: The main focus of the NeuroD-WELL series of workshops is the early development of language in individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders, or at risk of developing language impairments due to familial risk or other risk factors. It is known that language deficits occur in a variety of neurodevelopmental disorders, as in intellectual disabilities, language disorder, social communication disorder, or autism spectrum disorder, as well as in at-risk groups. However, little

Description: Tasks: - further academic qualification (with the aim of obtaining a habilitation) - participation in teaching at the Department of Linguistics (2 courses per semester) - collaboration in research of the Applied Linguistics/Psycholinguistics lab - participation in administrative activities of the Applied Linguistics/Psycholinguistics lab What we expect: - completed university degree at MA level and an excellent doctorate in psycholinguistics or related subjects - a

Focus of the Conference: This conference invites contributions that explore the communicative practices through which specialized knowledge is disseminated by experts in and across digitally-mediated contexts. Particular attention is given to proposals which examine the processes of recontextualization involved in adapting specialized knowledge so that it is accessible, understandable and acceptable to multiple audiences. Contributions may approach recontextualization and digital dissemination

Please write or copy and paste your review of Children’s Peer Cultures in Dialogue here. SUMMARY In Children’s Peer Cultures in Dialogue, Nicola Nasi explores children’s peer interaction and its role in language acquisition in the second language (L2) classroom. This exploration considers the various semiotic devices (linguistic and otherwise) that children use, which stimulate learning and development. The book is enhanced by analysis of in-class conversations by students and by photograp

Dear community interested in Languages and/or Linguistics, The members from the Linguistics Institute at the Heinrich Heine University (Düsseldorf, Germany) have curated again a list of interesting books and other resources for adding some (leisure) linguistics to your summer! The list is intended for any linguistics enthusiast, and no previous knowledge about any branch of Linguistics is needed. Here you can see the list from this year and the one from the previous year: https://www.li