Spoken Discourse Research Studio

A number of U of A people attended the 17th International Pragmatics Conference.

It would have been nicer if we had actually gotten to go to Winterthur, Switzerland. Oh, well….

For further info:
https://event.ipra2021.exordo.com/

Just published!

Fixed expressions: Building language structure and social action edited by Ritva Laury and Tsuyoshi Ono

For further info: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16AZrI0y0WYbUFFpuBXi38DXLHBwviYoV/view

https://www.benjamins.com/catalog/pbns.315

Fixed Expressions This volume concerns the structure and use of fixed expressions in a range of typologically, genetically and areally distinct languages. The chapters consider the use contexts of fixed expressions, at the same time taking seriously the need to account for their structural aspects.

We are pleased to welcome our two new grad students, Keisuke Harada and Xinlei Yang.

We wish them the best of luck in their program!