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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

The deadline for submission to EvoLang XVI (Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 7鈥�10 April 2026) is 26 October 2025 (AoE). To submit to EvoLang XVI, use: https://openreview.net/group?id=EVOLANG.org/2026/Conference. Please carefully read the guidelines 鈥� and further details within the provided submission templates 鈥� to prepare your submission. In addition to your submission, you will be asked to provide a 150-word summary of your contribution. If you have a problem with your submission, please email scientific

Is the teaching of Russian in Italy and Europe today in crisis? The large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and its global consequences on trade, tourism and, in general, on the perception and prestige of the Russian language, highlight the need to reflect on the challenges and prospects of teaching Russian in school and university contexts. In addition to these factors, other broader socio-demographic elements contribute to the decrease in the number of potential learners, such as demograp

Humour studies is one of the most well-established and successful examples of interdisciplinary scholarship. Drawing on the work of scholars in fields as diverse as psychology, linguistics, folklore, literary studies, history, media and communication, and sociology, the study of humour brings together multiple traditions and disciplines to better understand the complex nature of humour across multiple contexts. Underneath the surface, though, trouble lurks. Those who have been around the fie

The 24th Meeting of the International Circle of Korean Linguistics (ICKL 2026) will be held at the University of Sheffield in Sheffield, United Kingdom from 1 to 3 July 2026. ICKL 2026 is being planned as a fully in-person event. We are happy to confirm the following invited speakers at ICKL 2026: - Hae-Sung Jeon, University of Lancashire - Yoonhee Kang, Seoul National University - George Tsoulas, University of York The conference theme is Variation and Diversity in Korean Linguist

Special issue on History as Translation (Vol. 8.1, Spring 2026) Guest-editor: Margarita Savchenkova Over the past few decades, translation studies have shown an increasing interest in historical themes. This emerging focus has led to a range of publications that seek to offer a thorough understanding of how history and translation intersect (see Bastin and Bandia, 2006; Hermans, 2022; Rundle, 2022). Nevertheless, much of this research approaches translation primarily as an interlingual acti

Editors of the European Journal of Humour Research special issue "AI Meets Humour" invite contributions that examine any aspect of the relationship between artificial intelligence and humour from a humanistic or social-scientific perspective. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to: - Cultural, social, or ethical implications of AI-generated humour - Humour as a test for artificial general intelligence - Semiotics of humour in human鈥揂I interactions - The "funny robot" trope in

Description: The Department of AI and Society (AIS) at the University at Buffalo (UB) invites candidates to apply for multiple positions as Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Full Professor. The new AIS department was created with the goal of creating AI systems that are designed to be built by society, for society. We seek to upend the dominant approach where AI systems are built with accuracy as the primary metric and then 鈥渇ine tuned鈥� for societal considerations. A successful

We are pleased to announce the call for submissions for the next regular issue of the journal Dialogue and Discourse. Submissions are invited on all topics in the formal, computational, or psycholinguistic study of dialogue and discourse. Submissions received by September 1st, 2025 will be considered for the next regular issue. Later submissions will be slated for the next available issue. About the Journal: Dialogue and Discourse (D&D http://www.dialogue-and-discourse.org) is the first p

SUMMARY Mindsets in Language Education addresses the significance of mindset theory, particularly development and fixed mindsets, as outlined by Dweck (2006), on the learning experiences of language students and their educators. Language Learners鈥� mindsets, language instructors鈥� mindsets, and intervention investigations aimed at mental growth within educational environments encompass the theme sections of the published volume. A History and Definition of Mindsets The first pages of this

We are seeking researchers, educators, and practitioners in second language (L2) studies to review and endorse a set of ethics and accountability guidelines for qualitative research. As part of Project CLEAR-Qual (Conducting L2 Ethical and Accountable Research in Qualitative Studies), we have developed a practitioner-informed framework designed to support ethical, rigorous, and transparent qualitative research in L2 contexts. These guidelines were created based on an extensive review of the l

The Multilingual Representation Learning (MRL) workshop is looking for volunteers to contribute to a multilingual physical commonsense reasoning dataset, to be used to evaluate large language model capabilities across languages. Contributors would submit a manually-written dataset in their native language(s), or with the help of a native speaker of a non-English language (even just 100 examples is ok). We will provide guidance on how to do this! We currently have volunteers for ~40 languages,

2025. iii, 178 pp. Table of Contents Article Terminology: Ancient Chinese way Xingfeng Liu | pp.鈥�335鈥�354 Articles Representing terminological data in the Semantic Web: A proposal based on OntoLex-lemon Patricia Mart铆n-Chozas, Thierry Declerck, Elena Montiel-Ponsoda & V铆ctor Rodr铆guez-Doncel | pp.鈥�171鈥�207 ONTODIC: A model of linguistic knowledge representation based on description logic Amparo Alcina | pp.鈥�208鈥�237 Imposing order on a creative chaos: The terminologist as c

2025. iii, 134 pp. Table of Contents Articles 鈥淚 am a fat ass but I鈥檓 also a bad ass鈥�: Reconciling fat and fabulous on the neoliberal screen Maeve Eberhardt | pp.鈥�153鈥�176 Language change and (im)politeness in film discourse: Evidence from the Corpus of Greek Film Dialogue Dionysis Goutsos | pp.鈥�177鈥�202 Degree of foreign accent and contrastive characterization: Russian characters in American cinema Polina Kashkarova | pp.鈥�203鈥�225 鈥淭hen we鈥檙e just two dudes driving around鈥�: S

2025. iii, 118 pp. Table of Contents Articles Syntactic position of contrast markers in different registers of French Jorina Brysbaert & Karen Lahousse | pp.鈥�1鈥�23 I鈥檓 so OCD lol: A corpus-based study of obsessive-compulsive disorder used as an adjective Jordan Batchelor & Heewon Lee-Laminack | pp.鈥�24鈥�50 Grammatical complexity in film dialogue: A corpus-based study from a register-functional perspective Maicol Formentelli, Liviana Galiano & Maria Pavesi | pp.鈥�51鈥�78 Adverb pl