Chipewyan, an Athapascan language in Canada, is found particularly along the Athabaska River and Lake, and the lakes and the streams draining into the Churchill River. The Athabaskan languages of the North are commonly referred to as Déné, after the word that in many dialects denotes a man who speaks that tongue. It is the phonetic changes that makes the language almost unintelligible to one knowing only southern dialects. The main difference is in the presence of surd, sonant, and glottally af

This book shows through an extensive cross-linguistic investigation of 1051 languages that there are at least three distinct functions associated with the binary realis-irrealis distinction in the languages of the world, one more common one denoting event status (as in Elliot [2000], Foley and van Valin [1984]), another less common one denoting propositional modality (as in Givón [1994], Nordström [2010]) and a third, rare one involving speech act modality (as in Bybee and Fleichmann [1995], Pal

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 - ability

Description: Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben (m/w/d), EG 13 TV-H, unbefristet, Teilzeit (derzeit 20 Wochenstunden) Das Fachgebiet befasst sich auf der Grundlage des Englischen als empirischer Referenzsprache mit kognitionswissenschaftlichen Fragestellungen der theoretischen Linguistik, insbesondere an der Semantik-Pragmatik-Schnittstelle, sowie mit anwendungsbezogenen Kontexten, u. a. in der Sprachlernforschung oder der Nachhaltigkeits- und Geschlechterforschung. Gesucht wird eine eng

Technologies related to languages have never been this close to our daily lives. This development is leading the way to novel perspectives of language learning and understanding, shaped by contributions from linguists and non-linguists. Innovative research and technology are emerging alongside recent advances in model structures. While AI-related methodologies are having noticeable impacts on human language research, what crucial roles does linguistics play? As linguists, we are witnessing profo

About the Roundtable: The Middlesex Roundtable on Signs, Language and Communication is an annual conference launched in January 2019 to encourage discussion between three paradigms of language and communication theory: the Integrationism of Roy Harris and his followers, Biosemiotics and Philosophy of Communication. The Roundtable takes place at Middlesex University London. These areas of thought and scholarship share assumptions regarding the fundamental role played by communicative intera

Technologies related to languages have never been this close to our daily lives. This development is leading the way to novel perspectives of language learning and understanding, shaped by contributions from linguists and non-linguists. Innovative research and technology are emerging alongside recent advances in model structures. While AI-related methodologies are having noticeable impacts on human language research, what crucial roles does linguistics play? As linguists, we are witnessing profo

Call for Papers: The submission deadline for abstracts for the 10th International Working Conference “Romance–German and Intra-Romance Language Comparison”, which will take place from 2 to 5 September 2026 at the University of Innsbruck, has been extended to 15 February 2026. Abstract submission link: https://www.conftool.com/kontrastivelinguistik2026 Full Cal for Papers can be found here: http://www.uibk.ac.at/de/congress/kontrastivelinguistik2026/ Wir ersuchen um Themenvorschläge

About the Roundtable: The Middlesex Roundtable on Signs, Language and Communication is an annual conference launched in January 2019 to encourage discussion between three paradigms of language and communication theory: the Integrationism of Roy Harris and his followers, Biosemiotics and Philosophy of Communication. The Roundtable takes place at Middlesex University London. These areas of thought and scholarship share assumptions regarding the fundamental role played by communicative intera

Holocaust testimonies serve as a bridge between survivors and history’s darkest chapters, providing a connection to the profound experiences of the past. Testimonies stand as the primary source of information that describes the Holocaust, offering first-hand accounts and personal narratives of those who experienced it. The majority of testimonies are captured in an oral format, as survivors vividly explain and share their personal experiences and observations from that time period. Transforming

Each year, the Bonn Applied English Linguistics group hosts a conference aimed specifically at postgraduate, PhD, and post-doc students. This conference allows young linguists to showcase their empirical research projects in all areas of Applied Linguistics broadly defined. BAELc15 is a great opportunity to learn from each other, get feedback on your work and network with other researchers in the field. This year’s conference will focus on learner corpora, while maintaining its interdisciplin

Holocaust testimonies serve as a bridge between survivors and history’s darkest chapters, providing a connection to the profound experiences of the past. Testimonies stand as the primary source of information that describes the Holocaust, offering first-hand accounts and personal narratives of those who experienced it. The majority of testimonies are captured in an oral format, as survivors vividly explain and share their personal experiences and observations from that time period. Transforming

Each year, the Bonn Applied English Linguistics group hosts a conference aimed specifically at postgraduate, PhD, and post-doc students. This conference allows young linguists to showcase their empirical research projects in all areas of Applied Linguistics broadly defined. BAELc15 is a great opportunity to learn from each other, get feedback on your work and network with other researchers in the field. This year’s conference will focus on learner corpora, while maintaining its interdisciplin

2nd Call for Papers: The third edition of MMSYM continues the symposium series on multimodal communication previously held in Frankfurt am Main (2024) and Barcelona (2023). The symposium aims at gaining insights into the interaction and/or co-dependence of semiotic resources in spoken and signed language. To advance our understanding of communication, the symposium aims at further integrating multimodality as an integral part of linguistics and cognitive science. This overarching goal of the

Call for Papers: The conference serves as a platform for educators from around the world to share their experiences in teaching foreign languages to both young and adult learners across a variety of settings. This year’s online event focuses on inclusive practices that empower diverse learners and support equitable access to language education. Participants will gain practical strategies, discover innovative tools, and connect with a global community committed to creating welcoming learner-ce

2026. iii, 164 pp. Table of contents Articles More than a summarizing conjunction: Some emerging conversation interactional uses of Zongzhi ‘in sum’ in Mandarin Chinese Yingsheng Liu & Hongyin Tao pp. 1–35 中韩网络仇恨言论比较： 性别·种族·地域 [Comparing online hate speech in China and Korea: Gender, race, region] 朴敏浚 pp. 36–63 Rapport management in Chinese and English responses to online negative reviews Xiaoyu Lai pp. 64–85 Modeling scalar implicature processing in Mandarin: A study

2026. v, 177 pp. Table of Contents Introduction Dialogue in digital spaces Răzvan Săftoiu pp. 1–7 Articles Emoji in dialogue with images: A multimodal social semiotic approach Cecilia Lazzeretti pp. 8–29 Linguistic creativity on digital platforms: Exploring neologism motivation on social media Maria Szymańska pp. 30–48 English TikTok videos: ‘short lessons’ or just waffle? An analysis of the ‘comments’ section Paula Daniela Gambarotto & Maria Dolors Cañada Pujols

2025. iv, 211 pp. Table of Contents Editorial Editors’ notes pp. 149–150 Articles – Aufsätze The conjunction between coordination and subordination in missionary grammars of Aymara and Quechua Annamaria Bartolotta pp. 151–179 The many lives of a dictionary: An analysis of how Dutch lexicography was received and repurposed in Early Modern Japan Lorenzo Nespoli pp. 180–209 Germanic affixoids in Jacob Grimm Douglas Lightfoot pp. 210–241 Continu et Discontinu : Ant

2025. v, 151 pp. Table of Contents Introduction Researching Occitan in the 21st century: un dialòg interdisciplinari Marc Olivier & Anna Paradis pp. 1–4 Articles “Mais ça existe encore ça, l’occitan ?”: Exploring careers among new speakers of Occitan in the context of Calandreta immersion schools Grégoire Andreo Raynaud pp. 5–29 Framework to build and lemmatise an Occitan historical corpus Gilles G. Couffignal pp. 30–42 The curious case of an Occitan sonnet (BdT 96

2024. iii, 139 pp. Table of Contents Articles Morphological optionality in Arabic informal reading aloud Andreas Hallberg & Magnus Wennerholm pp. 127–152 Perception and production of a feature correlation in Chinese characters James Myers pp. 153–177 Pragmatic writing in contemporary German: Toward a typology of context-sensitive written devices Mailin Antomo, Nathalie Staratschek & Sonja Taigel pp. 178–217 A reappraisal of the development of the Mayan Syllabary Davi