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Romania und Germania. Kulturelle und literarische Austauschprozesse in Spätmittelalter und Früher NeuzeitDer Kultur- und Literaturtransfer zwischen dem romanischen Sprachraum und den deutschsprachigen Ländern gehört zu den Grundbedingungen der hochmittelalterlichen deutschen Literatur. Entsprechende Einflüsse sind ebenfalls…
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Verbal aspect in Old Church Slavonic: A corpus-based approachIn Verbal Aspect in Old Church Slavonic Jaap Kamphuis demonstrates that the aspect system of Old Church Slavonic can best be described if one divides the verbs…
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From Sibawayhi to ‚Ahmad Hasan al-Zayyat: New angles on the Arabic linguistic traditionFrom Sibawayhi to ?A?mad ?asan al-Zayyat: New Angles on the Arabic Linguistic Tradition, a volume edited by Beata Sheyhatovitch and Almog Kasher, brings…
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Masculinities in Old Norse LiteratureCompared to other areas of medieval literature, the question of masculinity in Old Norse-Icelandic literature has been understudied. This is a neglect which this volume aims to rectify. The essays collected…
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How to Do Cultural Studies: Ideas, Approaches, Scenarios Over the past three decades, Cultural Studies within German Anglistik have become a success story: relevant research has been undertaken, syllabi (in universities and schools) have been…
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Understanding conversational joking: A cognitive-pragmatic study based on Russian interactionsThis book examines the diverse forms of conversational humor with the help of examples drawn from casual interactions among Russian speakers. It argues that neither an…
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Changes in meaning and function: Studies in historical linguistics with a focus on SpanishDiachronic linguistics has been experiencing a strong revival during the last few decades, since an increasing number of researchers have assumed that…
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A critical companion to Old Norse literary genreWe cannot read literary works without making use of the concept of genre. In Old Norse studies, genre has been central to the categorisation, evaluation and understanding of…
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The Routledge handbook of Arabic sociolinguisticsThe Routledge Handbook of Arabic Sociolinguistics comprises 22 chapters encompassing various aspects in the study of Arabic dialects within their sociolinguistic context.This is a novel volume, which not only includes…
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Language, creativity and humour onlineLanguage, Creativity and Humour Online offers new insights into the creative linguistic practices found in diverse digital contexts, such as social media platforms. It introduces new digital genres and contexts, expanding…