How the Indo-European peoples imagined death – Language, myth and archaeology in a new book

 By interweaving philological analysis, archaeological evidence and mythological narratives, Indo-European Afterlives offers new perspectives on how notions of death and the beyond were embedded in early Indo-European belief systems. From poetic visions of the afterlife to the ritual logic of cremation and the etymology of mourning, Indo-European Afterlives examines how the transition from life to death was conceptualized … More How the Indo-European peoples imagined death – Language, myth and archaeology in a new book

New Edited Volume about the Framework of Language – Lexicon and semantics

The lexicon is the framework of the language which is a construct of several units, metaphorically as a stone wall. All sorts of elements are needed in linguistic constructs, like bricks and stones that are placed next to each to give a significant overall appearance to the stone wall. Léxico y semántica: nuevas aportaciones teóricas … More New Edited Volume about the Framework of Language – Lexicon and semantics

“For the people” – populist discourses in election campaigns in romance-speaking countries

The new anthology The New Challenges of Populist Discourses in Romance Speaking Countries , edited by Malin Roitman et al., examines election campaigns in Spain, France, Italy and Brazil with an aim to identify, explore and compare expressions of populism. The past decades have seen a rise in populist discourse and populist candidates have been … More “For the people” – populist discourses in election campaigns in romance-speaking countries