The contributions to this volume are studies in honour of the German linguist Martin Pütz. They stem from various fields of linguistic research (Sociolinguistics, Varieties of English, Cognitive Grammar, Discourse Studies, Language Pedagogy, Linguistic-Landscape Studies) and from neighbouring disciplines (Literary Studies, Cultural Studies).

Over the past 25 years, previously separate fields of linguistic research have moved closer together, resulting in constructive collaborations: Cognitive Sociolinguistics draws on the framework of Cognitive Linguistics to investigate social factors in linguistic variation. Linguistic Landscape studies merge Semiotics and Sociolinguistics. Critical Discourse Studies link ideological dimensions of language to general conceptual principles. Language pedagogy is constantly informed by developments in Applied Linguistics. Furthermore, there is lively communication with neighbouring disciplines such as Literary and Cultural Studies. The present volume reflects this fruitful fluidity. It is a tribute to the linguist Martin Pütz, whose work has always been guided by this interdisciplinary spirit.

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Monika Reif (PhD 2010), Neele Mundt (PhD 2021) and Frank Polzenhagen (PhD 2005, habilitation 2014) are lecturers and researchers in English linguistics at the Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität (RPTU) in Landau, Germany. Their main research fields include Second Language Development, (Critical) Discourse Studies, Cognitive (Socio-)Linguistics and Cultural Linguistics.

Inhalt
Part I Studies in cognitive grammar : Günter Radden : The story of hitting Marjolijn Verspoor : English articles: A cognitive linguistic lesson Susanne Niemeier : The (non- ) use of the existential there construction by German EFL learners Part II Applied- linguistic studies: Discourse and language teaching : Iris Kleinbub : Mehrsprachigkeitsorientierter Grammatikunterricht: Schlaglichter aus Lehrer*innensicht Philipp Maas, Selina Schleppi and Bernd Engelhart : Phonetic imaging in the English classroom: Mapping and modelling acoustic landscapes of non- native vocal tracts Luna Filipovi : Interpreting challenges in the context of police interviews and interrogations Andreas Musolff : Culture- specific variation in conceptualisations of nations as bodies and/ or persons Part III Linguistic- landscape studies : Ulrich Schmitz : English in the linguistic landscape of the Ruhr Metropolis Monika Reif and Frank Polzenhagen : LLL The linguistic landscape of Landau Neele- Frederike Mundt : Language policy and the linguistic landscape in Yaoundé (Cameroon) Part IV Studies on language variation and language policy : Hans- Georg Wolf : Delineating the lexicon of West African English and some thoughts on the concept of variety Mompoloki Mmangaka Bagwasi : Language and nationalism in Africa: The case of Setswana in Botswana Andy Chebanne and Kemmonye Monaka : The need for preservation of a national language: A brief report on Setswana language in Botswana Sabine Diao- Klaeger : French in Africa Karsten Legère : Von LiCCA 1991 zu IYIL 2019 Karen Chavira and Dennis R. Preston : Code choice in El Paso: Stable triglossia? Part V Studies on literature and film : Lothar Bluhm and Hiroko Nishiguchi : weil sich hier kein so naher Zusammenhang äußert: Grimms Märchen in Japan zwischen Mündlichkeit und Schriftlichkeit Kathleen Starck and Stella Butter : The complexion of sympathy in William Wyler's The Letter Achim Hescher : History under ground: Factuality and counterfactuality in Colson Whitehead's Underground Railroad and Ben Winters' Underground Airlines Hans- Peter Wagner : LOST: The ultimate TV show?