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

Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk, Barbara / Trojszczak, Marcin (eds.), Affect Expression in Language, Culture, and Social Context. (Brill's Studies in Language, Cognition and Culture 45) 280 pp. 2026:2 (Brill, NE) <760-1049>
ISBN 978-90-04-74704-3 hard ¥36,696.- (税込) EUR 139.00

This volume sheds light on the complex nature of affect expression by investigating its various linguistic, cultural and social manifestations. Divided into two parts, it first explores affective phenomena from cognitive, comparative and cross-linguistic perspective, offering novel insights into the conceptualisations and expression of affect, i.e., emotions, moods, feelings in languages such as Tok Pisin, Vietnamese, Chinese, Polish, or Romanian. In the second part of the book, the authors venture into social contexts where affect and language intersect with everyday interactions (child socialisation, ironical exchanges), education (mother tongue, boredom in classroom), and translation. The papers present understanding of the complex ways affect is expressed in different languages and cultures and bring these differences to life. The papers are not just theories; they are examples that show how affect is truly felt, understood, and communicated.

Villalba, Xavier / Espinal, M. Teresa (eds.), Expressive Meaning and Speech Acts. (Current Research in the Semantics/Pragmatics Interface 42) 230 pp. 2026:1 (Brill, NE) <760-1050>
ISBN 978-90-04-74341-0 hard ¥31,416.- (税込) EUR 119.00

In addition to introducing a denotational meaning, utterances often convey an expressive meaning, that provides information about the speaker or the judger. This volume collects original research papers on the semantics and pragmatics of expressive meaning in interaction with speech acts, and on the way that these two domains are encoded in syntax. By covering a broad variety of well-known and new expressive phenomena -including non-lexical datives, tense, modality, expletive negation, minimizers, conditionals, or mood- the contributions uncover the pervasive presence of expressive meaning across speech acts, while providing new insight into the old and new issues at the semantics-pragmatics interface.

Zhou, Shuxia, Translation Policies for Foreign Languages in Shanghai, China. 271 pp. 2025:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <760-1051>
ISBN 978-3-032-07910-7 hard ¥31,676.- (税込) EUR 119.99

This book examines translation policies (TP) for foreign languages in Shanghai, China and aims to propose effective TP for communication between authorities and foreigners. By adopting the 3-level framework of TP (management, practices, and beliefs) (Gonzalez Nunez, 2016a; Meylaerts, 2017), it systematically explores how these three aspects interact or conflict, including the dynamics between national and local management, as well as the interplay between local management, practices, and beliefs. The author employs both qualitative and quantitative methods, drawing on data from questionnaires, interviews, and available official documents to ensure methodological rigor and provide a comprehensive analysis. The methods and findings will enrich understanding of TP in the local setting of Shanghai, as well as being applicable to global contexts. Consequently, this book will appeal to a wide range of readers, including policymakers, neighborhood committee staff, researchers, foreigners, translators, and students in Translation Studies and related fields.