During this year's Fund Drive, we want to take a moment to reflect on the impact that the LINGUIST List has had on its staff--past and present. Today, we're spotlighting a former LINGUIST List staff member, Dr. Ashley Parker. Ashley reflects: Hi LINGUIST List Readers! My name is Ashley Parker and I was an editor at the LINGUIST List from 2015-2016 while I completed my Master’s in Linguistics at Indiana University. I moved to Bloomington at the same time the LINGUIST List did (Fall 2014)—but w

The Linguistics Program within the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (formerly National Chiao Tung University), Taiwan, is inviting applications for a tenure-track faculty position specializing in laboratory phonology and/or phonetics. The selected candidate will become an integral part of our vibrant team, beginning 1 August 2025. We are specifically looking for candidates with expertise in cognitive linguistics. The successful applican

Bennington College seeks a visiting faculty member in linguistics to teach four courses per year (two per semester) over the 2024-25 and 2025-26 academic years. The ideal candidate will bring new content and perspectives to our curriculum through an active research agenda and course offerings in specializations including (but not limited to): language variation and change, language documentation, multilingualism, or functionalist/usage-based approaches to language structure. We are especially in

Ming Xiang’s language processing lab in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Chicago invites applications for an NSF-funded postdoc position. The research project will examine the effect of Question under Discussion in sentence processing, with a focus on developing methods to quantify the degree of uncertainty of QUDs in naturalistic discourse context (in English and Mandarin). The postdoc’s primary responsibilities include developing experimental and data analysis protocols, coll

Research methodology plays a pivotal role in generating new knowledge in any academic discipline. Applied Linguistics (AL) researchers use a variety of research methodologies to address different research problems and research questions, given its interdisciplinary nature. Notwithstanding the plethora of research methodologies used by AL researchers, there are some methodologies that are used less frequently. The aim of this volume is to introduce and discuss these less frequently used methodolo

Language Change in the 20th Century: Exploring micro-diachronic evolutions in Romance languages examines the distinctive features that set the study of the 20th century apart from preceding periods. With a primary focus on Romance languages, including Spanish, Italian, French, and Portuguese, the book advocates for the adoption of innovative methodologies to enhance the nuanced retrieval of research data: the use of speaker’s attitudes questionnaires, apparent time constructions, and S-curves. A

The book presents two fundamental theories that characterize the cultural-historical perspective in cognitive semantics: the Four-Level Theory of Cognitive Development (FLTCD) and the Sociocultural Theory of Lexical Complexes (STLC) as well as their application to the analysis of specific material. In particular, the book analyzes the sociocultural history of the MACHINE metaphor, specifically its use in the texts of René Descartes and Francis Bacon. The practical embodiment of STLC is demonstra

This book pioneers a tridimensional approach to (dis)fluency, evaluating fluency across three different dimensions, mainly speech, gesture, and interaction. Drawing from an extensive video dataset covering different languages and speech genres in French and English, the present research goes beyond traditional production-oriented models of so-called ‘disfluency’ phenomena, and aims to unravel the complexities of human multimodal production and interactive processes. Designed for linguists, commu

Swearing plays an important role in everyday language. We swear in the streets, at school, universities, at work and at home, on the means of transport, with family and friends. People have used swear words for centuries and they will continue to use them. The Anatomy of Polish Offensive Words examines offensive and vulgar language of young Poles in their everyday life including its forms, uses, manifestations and the ways in which people censor their words and sentences. The book presents a nov

This user-friendly book is designed for language teachers of all levels and languages who seek to inform their classroom practices with current research findings on second language acquisition. Ideal for courses on second language learning and teaching, teacher reading groups, and professional development workshops, each chapter begins with a story of a real teaching scenario and a concise summary of what cutting-edge language teaching research says (and what it does not say) about the topic. Th

This user-friendly book is designed for language teachers of all levels and languages who seek to inform their classroom practices with current research findings on second language acquisition. Ideal for courses on second language learning and teaching, teacher reading groups, and professional development workshops, each chapter begins with a story of a real teaching scenario and a concise summary of what cutting-edge language teaching research says (and what it does not say) about the topic. Th

It has long been received wisdom in semantics and pragmatics that 'the head' and 'the heart' are two opposing forces, a view that has led scholars, until now, to explore the mental processes behind cognition, and the mental processes behind emotion, as two separate entities. This bold, innovative book challenges this view, and provides an original study of how we communicate our emotions through language, drawing on both pragmatic theory and affective science. It begins with the assumption that

Based on the latest teaching techniques, Yallā is a comprehensive introduction to Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), helping students to acquire fluency and accuracy in the language. It is split into two volumes that support students as they advance through their understanding: the first for beginners, and the second for intermediate learners. The textbook focuses on the four major language skills – reading, listening, writing, and speaking – and emphasizes the development of effective learning strat

Greetings Linguists, We are excited to bring you the next round of this year's Fund Drive Lottery! You don't want to miss your chance to win this awesome prize! **Winners from the last round of the lottery have been selected. If your name was drawn, you will be contacted by us to collect your prize! Thank you for your support!** To enter into this week's drawing, donate to our Fund Drive sometime between now and Wednesday, April 24. Every single donation counts! To donate, please visit https:

Marjorie Boulton Fellowships The Esperantic Studies Foundation (ESF) announces its 2024 competition for research fellowships in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, particularly as they relate to interlinguistics, linguistic justice, intercultural communication, Esperanto, and related phenomena. Interdisciplinary work is welcome, and primary disciplines might include, but are not limited to, linguistics, sociology, history, anthropology, communication, or media studies. Open to cand

2nd Call for Papers: Extended Deadline The aim of the Symposium is to investigate various aspects of the Greek language in spoken communication and shed light on issues and challenges regarding the interface between system/grammar and use/interaction. As in the past, this year’s symposium (fourth in line) will also host a number of talks in other languages so that the Greek data can be situated in a cross-linguistic perspective. Despite the Symposium’s origins in Conversation Analysis, no part

Call for Papers: We are delighted to announce that the Institute of Linguistics at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland, is organising the 11th meeting of Linguistics Beyond and Within – International Linguistics Conference in Lublin. The conference, to be held on 17–18 October 2024 in Lublin, will be hosted by the Department of Applied Linguistics, the Department of Theoretical Linguistics, the Department of Contrastive English-Polish Studies and the Department of Celtic Stud

See preliminary program at: http://www.letras.ufmg.br/padrao_cms/?web=silf&lang=2&page=4442&menu=2914&tipo=1

Call for Papers: Submitted abstracts for presentation proposals should have between 400-500 words and clearly outline the theoretical framework, research problem, objectives, methodology, and final results (for completed works) or partial results (for works in progress). Abstracts must be written in Portuguese or English. Each person can submit up to 2 abstracts, one as the main author and the other as a co-author, in any presentation modality. Submissions will be made through the JEMS Platform

2nd Call for Papers: We would like to remind you that today (Monday, April 15th 2024, anywhere in the world) is the extended deadline for abstract submission for double-blind review process. 150–250-word abstracts should be submitted through EasyAbs: https://easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/L2Turkish Thank you and we look forward to seeing you in our online workshop in May 24th, 2024! Gözde Mercan (On behalf of the organizing committee)