Language is integral to human doing, being, becoming and belonging, and its acquisition is naturally distributed in and across activity spaces over time. Different learning experiences form 'a dialectical unity', where one brings the others into existence, and the capacities fostered in one inform and transform those in the others. Thus, connected learning across time and space is fundamental to the coherence, relevance, and meaningfulness of language learning, yet is not given sufficient attent

This Element explores the innovative integration of microlearning and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in second-language education. Designed for language teachers, teacher trainers, and future educators, it offers research-informed insights and actionable strategies for designing learner-centred, technology-enhanced instruction. The Element introduces the evolution and applications of GenAI in language learning, examines its synergy with microlearning, and presents pedagogical framewo

What is language, really? Where did it come from, and how did we figure it out? How do babies go from babbling to full sentences? Why can some people juggle multiple languages, while others wrestle with one? How does language work, and what happens when it doesn't? With sharp insight and a sense of humor, Stollznow dives into the strange and endlessly fascinating world of language and the mind. From animal communication to AI, wild children to word slips, and first words to last, this book takes

Now in its second edition, this Handbook is a current overview of Second Language (L2) research, providing state-of-the-art synopses of recent developments in each sub-area of the field, and bringing together contributions by emerging scholars and experts in Second Language Acquisition (SLA). Since the first edition, broad socio-political movements, alternative views of bilingualism, emergence of global markets, vast expansion of electronic resources, the development of social media, and the ava

Grounded in descriptive linguistics, this textbook introduces the basics of the major subfields of linguistics, as well as the Chinese writing system, for students with no prior linguistic training. It presents the Chinese language from the perspective of both modern linguistics and its longstanding philological legacy, as well as providing historical and sociolinguistic context. Chapters cover phonology and phonetics, morphology, lexicon, lexical semantics, syntax, sign language and braille. Au

François Grosjean is one of the world's best-known scholars in the study of bilingualism. Over a career spanning two continents, his holistic approach has made groundbreaking contributions to many areas of the field. This book surveys this lifetime of work, from the start of his career, to where it stands today. The first chapter sets the stage with his personal experience as a bilingual, and the chapters that follow then deal with his holistic view of bilingualism, the bilingual's language mode

This volume offers in-depth coverage of varieties of English across the world, outside of the British and North American arenas. It is split into two parts, with Part one dedicated to varieties of English across Africa, and Part two looking at varieties in Asia, and Australia and the Pacific. There are introductory chapters dealing with the colonial transportation of English overseas, and the generic types of English which resulted, often labelled World Englishes, and examinations of English-lex

2026. iii, 109 pp. Table of contents Articles “Can you teach us (Catalan) in Spanish?”: Students’ and teachers’ multilingual tensions and monolingual stances in relation to pedagogical translanguaging to learn Catalan during study abroad Lídia Gallego-Balsà | pp. 115–138 Using translated Chinese literature to develop multidimensional intercultural competence: A practical case in Barcelona schools Maialen Marin-Lacarta, Manuel Pavón-Belizón, Belén Cuadra-Mora & Teresa I. Tejeda Mar

2026. v, 220 pp. Table of Contents Introduction The affective dynamics of online discourse Anna Piata | pp. 1–11 Articles Schematization, frame evocation and affect in multimodal ads and campaigns Barbara Dancygier & Lieven Vandelanotte | pp. 12–39 “Your account has been compromised”: Exploring emotional triggers in scam emails Mostafa Morady Moghaddam & Erhan Aslan | pp. 40–66 Affective stance as creative force in the era of internet memes Vassiliki Geka & Anna Piata |

2025. iii, 107 pp. Table of Contents Articles Co-speech gesture provides a window onto intraindividual conflict during embodied sensemaking Estelle E. Archibold & Fey Parrill | pp. 107–139 Pinkie first: Digital list constructions in Brazilian Portuguese André Nogueira Xavier & Sherman Wilcox | pp. 140–181 On some functions of points during word searches for existing places in Mandarin conversations Jessie Chen | pp. 182–213

2026. v, 166 pp. Table of Contents Introduction Working together for stronger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages: In the decade of Indigenous Languages Robyn Ober, Carly Steele & Alistair Harvey | pp. 153–167 Articles Holding and practising Yolŋu concepts of märr and ŋayaŋu in Northern Australia Brenda Muthamuluwuy, Gawura Waṉambi, Emily Armstrong & Yasunori Hayashi | pp. 168–190 Reclaiming, learning, and sharing Wiradyuri language the Yindyamarra way Ray Woods

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Convenor: Jesús Olguín-Martínez (University of Hong Kong) Location: University of Hong Kong Linguistics Department Date: 2-3-March-2027 Description. Different linguistic theories have established boundaries among grammatical domains (Diessel 2019, 2023). In contrast, Usage-Based Construction Grammar (Usage-Based CxG) advocates for an integrated perspective of human language (Golberg 1995). Although research within this linguistic framework has deepened our understanding of language as an em

Updates: - Program: The LabPhon 20 program is now available: https://labphon.org/labphon20/program - Registration: If you are planning to attend LabPhon 20, either in person or virtually, and have not yet registered, please register online as soon as possible: https://labphon.org/labphon20/registration - A message from the Anniversary Committee (Drs. Bob Ladd, Marco Aurelio Silva Fonseca, Jeff Mielke, & Kathleen Hall) Call for contributions: In keeping with the overall conference t

Call for Papers: We would like to inform you that the deadline for abstract submission to LingBaW 2026 has been extended until 30 June 2026. The 13th meeting of Linguistics Beyond and Within – International Linguistics Conference in Lublin, organised by the Institute of Linguistics at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland, will be held on 22–23 October 2026 in Lublin. This year, the talks will be guided by the following leitmotif: New Pathways In Linguistics: Theoretica

Convenor: Jesús Olguín-Martínez (University of Hong Kong) Location: University of Hong Kong Linguistics Department Date: 2-3-March-2027 Description. Different linguistic theories have established boundaries among grammatical domains (Diessel 2019, 2023). In contrast, Usage-Based Construction Grammar (Usage-Based CxG) advocates for an integrated perspective of human language (Golberg 1995). Although research within this linguistic framework has deepened our understanding of language as an em

Updates: - Program: The LabPhon 20 program is now available: https://labphon.org/labphon20/program - Registration: If you are planning to attend LabPhon 20, either in person or virtually, and have not yet registered, please register online as soon as possible: https://labphon.org/labphon20/registration - A message from the Anniversary Committee (Drs. Bob Ladd, Marco Aurelio Silva Fonseca, Jeff Mielke, & Kathleen Hall) Call for contributions: In keeping with the overall conference t

Buorisboahtem / Buerie båeteme/ Welcome to the 7th Saami Linguistics Symposium (SAALS 7) 4-5 November at Nord University, Bodø, Norway! Early registration is now open, and the information about and link to the registration is available on our webiste: https://site.nord.no/saami-linguistics-symposium-7/registration/ The preliminary programme for SAALS 7 can bo found below (as well as on our website): Wednesday 04 November 08.30-09.00 Registration and coffee 09.00-09.15 Opening of SAALS

Workshop on Rightward Movement 2026 Date: 14–15 July 2026 Location: UCL, London, UK Organisers: Klaus Abels, Ad Neeleman, Sakshi Bhatia, Sana Kidwai Website: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-sciences/events/2026/jul/workshop-rightward-movement Rightward Movement is the inaugural workshop of the AHRC-funded project ‘The Structure and Processing of Rightward Scrambling in Hindi-Urdu.’ The workshop will bring together researchers working on the syntax of (apparent) rightward movement in any

Buorisboahtem / Buerie båeteme/ Welcome to the 7th Saami Linguistics Symposium (SAALS 7) 4-5 November at Nord University, Bodø, Norway! Early registration is now open, and the information about and link to the registration is available on our webiste: https://site.nord.no/saami-linguistics-symposium-7/registration/ The preliminary programme for SAALS 7 can bo found below (as well as on our website): Wednesday 04 November 08.30-09.00 Registration and coffee 09.00-09.15 Opening of SAALS