Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

Bader Eddin, Eylaf, Translating the Language of the Syrian Revolution (2011/12). (Studies on Modern Orient 43) 293 pp. 2025:6 (de Gruyter, GW) <752-801>
ISBN 978-3-11-221402-2 paper ¥4,936.- (税込) EUR 19.95

While the Arab revolutions have obviously triggered extensive social and political changes, the far-reaching consequences of the cultural and discursive changes have yet to be adequately considered. For activists, researchers, and journalists, the revolution was primarily a revolution in language; a break with the linguistic oppression and the rigidity of the old regimes. This break was accompanied by the emergence of new languages, which made it possible to inform, tell, and translate the ongoing events and transformations. This language of the revolution was carried out into the world by competing voices from Syria (by local and foreign researchers, activists, and journalists). The core of this project is to find the various translations of the language of the Syrian revolution (2011-2012) from Arabic to English to study and analyze. In addition, the discursive and non-discursive dimensions of the revolution are to be seen as another act of translation, including the language of the banners, slogans, graffiti, songs, and their representation in English.

Giraldo, Frank / Yan, Xun (eds.), Fostering Language Assessment Literacy: Materials, Methods, and Emerging Issues. (Routledge Studies in Applied Linguistics) 224 pp. 2025:11 (Routledge, UK) <752-1477>
ISBN 978-1-032-77595-1 hard ¥41,948.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This collection showcases language assessment literacy, understood as the knowledge, skills, and principles necessary to engage in assessment activities, by problematizing different approaches to its development and offering insights for language teachers and other stakeholders.The volume builds on existing research in LAL, which has thus far focused on defining its scope and charting how stakeholder dependent its development can be, to provide readers with ideas to bridge the gap between LAL research and practice. The book is organized around three parts, each structured around practical applications, from designing materials to workshops and courses to the latest issues in LAL pedagogies, particularly around emergent technologies and their implications for teachers. Case studies from around the world are featured to show these dynamics at work across diverse educational and geographic contexts. In centering the discussion on pedagogical approaches, the collection seeks to advance debates and further research and equip teachers and policymakers with further resources to enhance LAL, both in their own classrooms and as an area of inquiry.This book will be of interest to scholars and stakeholders in language assessment and testing, language education, TESOL, and applied linguistics.

Kranich, Svenja / Knewitz, S. / Pirazzini, D. et al. (eds.), The Language of Democratization: Roles, Social Positions, and Discourse. (Routledge Studies in Applied Linguistics) 280 pp. 2025:11 (Routledge, UK) <752-1478>
ISBN 978-1-041-04610-3 hard ¥41,948.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

Since the 1960s, liberal values such as non-discrimination, equal participation of all in social, political, and cultural spheres, and individual freedom have driven processes of democratization in Western societies - a trend that has recently been countered by the resurgence of illiberal forces, right-wing populism, and authoritarianism.This volume examines processes of democratization and de-democratization from an interdisciplinary perspective, showing how they unfold in language, cultural discourses, and communicative practices. In particular, the collection highlights research on changing roles and social positions: Who has access to which social roles, how these roles are performed, and how individual actors are positioned or position themselves within social power structures has undergone profound changes in recent decades, not least in the context of new media environments that challenge established power structures and forms of discourse. Bringing together contributions from linguistics, cultural studies, and related disciplines, the volume seeks to expand our understanding of (de-)democratization beyond the theoretical frameworks of the social sciences.This book will be of interest to students and scholars in fields such as applied linguistics, discourse analysis, cultural studies, education, political science, and sociology.

Marcolli, Matilde / Chomsky, Noam / Berwick, Robert C., Mathematical Structure of Syntactic Merge: An Algebraic Model for Generative Linguistics. 412 pp. 2025:8 (MIT Pr., US) <752-1479>
ISBN 978-0-262-55252-3 paper ¥12,672.- (税込) US$ 60.00 *

McElvenny, James, Entstehung und Entwicklung der modernen Linguistik: Von den Anfaengen bis zum Zweiten Weltkrieg. (De Gruyter Studium) IV, 250 S. 2025:5 (de Gruyter, GW) <752-1480>
ISBN 978-3-11-161835-7 paper ¥8,649.- (税込) EUR 34.95

This book offers a concise introduction to the history of modern linguistics from its beginnings in the early nineteenth century to World War II. It has been written as a collective biography of the subject, concentrating on leading linguistics personalities, their controversies, and the role played by the social and political environment in the formulation and dissemination of linguistic theories and methods.

McNeill, David, Language Is Gesture. 240 pp. 2025:8 (MIT Pr., US) <752-1481>
ISBN 978-0-262-55291-2 paper ¥9,504.- (税込) US$ 45.00 *

A new way of viewing language, as a dynamic mode of meaning-making of which gesture is a fundamental part.When David McNeill began his work on gesture more than forty years ago, language and the action of speaking were regarded as separate realms. But language, says McNeill in Language Is Gesture, is dynamic and gesture is fundamental to speaking. Central to his conception of language, and distinct from linguistic analysis, is what McNeill calls the "growth point," the starting point of making thought and speech one. He uses the term "gesture-speech unity" to refer to the dynamic dimension of adding gesture to speaking. It is the growth point that achieves this unity, whereby thought is embedded in gesture and speech at the same time.Gesture is the engine of language. It is foundational to speaking, language acquisition, the origin of language, animal communication, thought, and consciousness. Gesture is global and synthetic and brings energy; speech is linear and segmented and brings cultural standards. The growth point is a snapshot of an utterance at its beginning psychological stage, the starting point of unifying thought and speech. Growth points create gesture-speech unity by synchronizing a bundle of linguistic features with a gesture that carries the same meaning. This gesture-speech unity is a form of thought, a unique form of cognition.

Riccio, Anna / Fleischhauer, Jens (eds.), Light verbs: Synchronic and diachronic studies. 286 pp. 2025:4 (de Gruyter, GW) <752-1482>
ISBN 978-3-11-138844-1 paper ¥9,886.- (税込) EUR 39.95

Light verbs are semantically reduced verbs that simultaneously exhibit a heavy verb usage. The papers collected in this volume examine light verbs from different perspectives in various languages, including several Romance and Germanic languages such as Italian, Spanish, Catalan, German, and English, as well as Mandarin Chinese and Japanese. The questions addressed in this volume include: What meaning does a light verb contribute to a light verb construction? What restrictions regarding nominal elements do light verbs exhibit? What influence do light verbs have on the argument structure of light verb constructions? The analyses draw on different frameworks, including Generative Syntax and Construction Grammar, and combine corpus linguistic investigations with theoretical modeling.

Sveda, Pavol / Djovcos, Martin / Perez, Emilia (eds.), Confronting Digital Dilemmas in Translator and Interpreter Training. (Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies) 288 pp. 2025:10 (Routledge, UK) <752-1484>
ISBN 978-1-032-91312-4 hard ¥41,948.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This collection explores the challenges and opportunities brought on by developments in emergent technologies for translator and interpreter training.Given the growing role of language professionals as mediators in an increasingly fragmented and globalized world, this book offers an in-depth look at the present and future of translator and interpreter training amidst these changes. Featuring perspectives from established and up-and-coming scholars, the volume is organized in three sections taking in turn different dimensions of the current training landscape. These parts consider key topics including theoretical foundations and pedagogical innovations, ethical considerations and social responsibility, and ways forward for adapting training programs to better grapple with new tools.Taken together, this book will be a useful resource for students and scholars in translation and interpreting studies, as well as practicing professionals.

紛争の翻訳・通訳ハンドブック
Todorova, Marija / Ruiz Rosendo, Lucia (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Translating and Interpreting Conflict. (Routledge Handbooks in Translation and Interpreting Studies) 556 pp. 2025:11 (Routledge, UK) <752-1485>
ISBN 978-1-032-40701-2 hard ¥66,539.- (税込) GB￡ 230.00

The Routledge Handbook in Translating and Interpreting in Conflict offers a comprehensive exploration of the roles translators and interpreters play in conflict-related settings. Spanning diverse geographical regions and historical periods, this volume examines how language professionals contribute to military operations, humanitarian aid, peacebuilding, and asylum processes. The Handbook addresses pressing issues such as the recruitment and protection of interpreters, ethical dilemmas, emotional and psychological challenges, and the evolving use of technology in conflict zones. It also includes emerging topics such as the role of women interpreters, the translation of peace agreements, and the impact of environmental conflicts. Drawing on a wide range of case studies-from the medieval Iberian peninsula to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine-the book blends historical insights with contemporary examples, offering a truly global perspective.Methodologically diverse, the chapters range from archival research and ethnographic studies to interviews, memoir and documentary film analyses, and micro-histories of individual interpreters. This volume is an essential resource for researchers, practitioners, and students, as well as anyone interested in understanding how language shapes and responds to the complexities of conflict. It highlights the critical, yet often overlooked, contributions of translators and interpreters in some of the world's most challenging situations

翻訳における人工知能の応用
Walter, Katharina / Agnetta, Marco (eds.), Applying Artificial Intelligence in Translation: Possibilities, Processes and Phenomena. (Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies) 224 pp. 2025:11 (Routledge, UK) <752-1486>
ISBN 978-1-032-88783-8 hard ¥41,948.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00

This collection critically examines the opportunities and challenges associated with the use of AI-based tools in translation, which have rapidly transformed the language industry in recent years.The volume is divided into three sections that explore the use of AI-based tools in specific domains or on specific phenomena. While the first section addresses the impact of AI-enhanced translation on both workflows and outputs from the lens of creativity and idiomaticity, the second section examines key questions concerning the use of AI-based translation tools in various domains from technology to tourism. Contributions in the third section analyse AI-induced changes in the areas of media accessibility and journalism, as well as taking a critical look at evolving job perspectives and job profiles within the language industry. Taken together, the chapters in this volume envisage sustainable forms of interaction between humans and machines that put humans at the centre of AI-induced technological changes.This book will be of interest to students and scholars in translation studies, particularly those working in translation technology, audiovisual translation, and literary translation, as well as practising translators.

Wang, Bo / Ma, Yuanyi / Matthiessen, Christian (eds.), Theoretical Explorations in Translation Studies: Readings Empowered by Systemic Functional Linguistics. 277 pp. 2025:9 (U. Toronto Pr., CN) <752-1487>
ISBN 978-1-4875-6648-7 hard ¥21,120.- (税込) US$ 100.00

As a collection of eight contributions drawing on full-fledged SFL to translation studies, the book includes studies that centre on the theoretical and methodological framework, with instances of translation between different languages being treated as illustrations of phenomena that arise in translation rather than as empirical evidence forming part of a large-scale study. Arranged chronologically to reflect the development of ideas, the eight chapters are all written by Halliday and Matthiessen and are based on Hallidayan SFL rather than other "variants" of SFL. The chapters can all be characterized as text-based, meaning-oriented, system-oriented and metafunctional. They involve different aspects of language operating in context of culture, serving to explore the notion of translation as recreation of meaning in context.

学際的体系的機能言語学ハンドブック
Wegener, Rebekah / McCabe, Anne et al. (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Transdisciplinary Systemic Functional Linguistics. (Routledge Handbooks in Linguistics) 464 pp. 2025:11 (Routledge, UK) <752-1488>
ISBN 978-1-032-27057-9 hard ¥66,539.- (税込) GB￡ 230.00

The Routledge Handbook of Transdisciplinary Systemic Functional Linguistics offers a groundbreaking exploration of how M.A.K. Halliday's influential work extends beyond traditional linguistic boundaries to address today's most complex problems.A key barrier to transdisciplinary research is language, whether due to differing terminology or the lack of a shared research vocabulary. This challenge reflects deeper epistemological divides, as language shapes how knowledge is constructed and communicated across disciplines. This collection shows how Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) provides effective tools for addressing complex cross-disciplinary issues. Beginning with Halliday's foundational work, it traces the development of SFL and its applications. The first section highlights how SFL supports meaning-making in areas such as child development and healthcare, emphasizing language's role in identity. Later sections explore its use in political, cultural, and environmental contexts, as well as in technology and AI. The volume concludes by outlining how language theory can help address critical societal challenges through interdisciplinary collaboration.This book a valuable resource for students and scholars in applied linguistics, systemic functional linguistics, forensic linguistics, computational linguistics, and language and communication.

Schmitz, Dominic / Stein, S. D. / Schneider, V. (eds.), Linguistic Intersections of Language and Gender: Of Gender Bias and Gender Fairness. 249 pp. 2025:5 (de Gruyter, GW) <752-1151>
ISBN 978-3-11-138727-7 paper ¥9,886.- (税込) EUR 39.95

Linguists have been interested in the relation of language and gender for a long time, yet only recently has the field diversified extensively in both its research questions and its methods. However, few attempts have been made to bring together these diverse perspectives in a systematic exchange of ideas and approaches. This volume offers a collection of the latest empirical research on language and gender from a variety of linguistic perspectives. Among other questions, the studies in this volume investigate the processing of gendered forms in spoken and written language, examine their morphosyntactic properties, model their semantics and pragmatics, and engage with the discursive and orthographic patterns of gendered language. They apply a wide range of corpus linguistic, experimental, and computational methods to a diverse set of languages, including Portuguese, Italian, Georgian, German, and English. This volume is a valuable resource for all scholars interested in the current state of research on language and gender and a much-needed kick-off for interdisciplinary collaboration in this field that takes into account the bigger picture.