Linguistics and Literature Studies  

Linguistics and Literature Studies is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes original and high-quality research papers in all areas of linguistics and literature. As an important academic exchange platform, scientists and researchers can know the most up-to-date academic trends and seek valuable primary sources for reference.

ISSN: 2331-642X (Print)

ISSN: 2331-6438 (Online)

Contact Us: lls.editor@hrpub.org or editor@hrpub.org

Website: http://www.hrpub.org/journals/jour_info.php?id=93

Reviewers

Prof. Éric Poirier
Department of Languages and Translation, University of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres, Canada

Dr. Bing Wang
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Dr. Anil Sehrawat
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Jaypee University of Information Technology, India

Prof. Aiping Mo
School of Translation and Interpreting, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China

Dr. Ahmed Hamid Mohamed
College of Languages, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Sudan

Dr. Tamilselvi Arulappan
Department of English, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, India

Prof. Tai-liang (Fred) Wu
Department of English, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan

Dr. Seetha Jayaraman
Department of Language & Translation, College of Arts and Applied Sciences (CAAS), Dhofar University, Oman

Dr. Osamu lshiyama
Soka University of America, USA

Dr. Natalia Fernandez Rodriguez
Institute of Hispanic Language and Literature, University of Bern, Switzerland

Prof. Md. Ohidur Rahman
Department of English, Northern University, Bangladesh

Dr. Marilyn Mitchell
Department of Communication and Media, Faculty of Society and Design, Bond University, Australia

Prof. Iffat Ara Nasreen Majid
Department of Applied Linguistics & ELT, Faculty of Arts, Dhaka University, Bangladesh

Prof. Hsueh-yu Cheng
Department of Applied English, Aletheia University, Taiwan

Dr. Hirut Kassaw
Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia

Dr. Gibson Ncube
Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Dr. Ahmed Al-Ali
Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Arts & Humanities, University of Applied Science, Jordan

Prof. Angel Escobar
Department of Sciences of Antiquity, Faculty of Arts, University of Zaragoza, Spain

Prof. Ya Ju Yeh
Department of English, Aletheia University, Taiwan

Prof. Giovanna Scatena
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Liberal Arts, Guglielmo Marconi University, Italy

Dr. Hanna Pieta
Centre for English Studies, University of Lisbon, Portugal

Dr. Masumi Kai
Division of Humanities, College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, University of Guam, USA

Dr. Shu-Hung Huang
Department of Children English Education, National Taipei University of Education, Taiwan

Mr. Xu Zong
Department of Chinese, Huaqiao University, China

Dr. Ping-huang Sheu
National Taipei University of Education, Taiwan

Assoc. Prof. Laurie  L. Corbin
Department of International Language and Culture Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University

Assoc. Prof. Igor  Djordjevic
Department of English, Glendon College, York University, Canada

Prof. Teng  Shouhsin
Department of Applied Chinese, Chungyuan Christian University, Taiwan

Dr. Sarah  Rose
Department of Linguistics, University of Montreal, Canada

Prof. Iker  Erdocia Iniguez
Department of Literature and Modern Languages, University of Montreal, Canada

Assoc. Prof. Qiang Fu 
School of Foreign Studies, Central University of Finance and Economics, China

Dr. Chi Cheung  Ruby Yang
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Institute of Education

Dr. Shoou-Huey  Chang
College of European and Asian Languages, Center for Southeast Asian Languages Teaching, Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, Taiwan

Assoc. Prof. Michael  McGlynn
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, College of Liberal Arts, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Assoc. Prof. Pi-chiao (Cecilia)  Liu
Department of Spanish, Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, Taiwan

Asst. Prof. Lisa  Blansett
Department of English, University of Connecticut, USA

Prof. Hsiu-chih  Tsai
1) Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, National Taiwan University, Taiwan; 2) Language Center, College of Liberal Arts, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Assoc. Prof. Li-ping  Hsiang
Department of Applied Chinese, Graduate Institute of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, Taiwan

Prof. Wencheng  Gao
College of Foreign Languages, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China

Dr. Wu  Juan
Department of English, College of Foreign Languages, Beijing Institute of Technology, China

Prof. Guangwu  Feng
Department of Linguistics, English Language and Culture Institute, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China

Assoc. Prof. Biyu  Wu
School of Foreign Languages, East China University of Science and Technology, China

Assoc. Prof. Xiu-Cheng  Paul Pang
Department of English, School of Foreign Languages, Northeast Normal University, China

Assoc. Prof. Abraham  Chin Chang
Department of Modern Languages, Taylor University, USA

Dr. Çiğdem  Balım
Center for the Study of the Middle East (CSME), Indiana University, USA

Assoc. Prof. Bonnie  Sonnek
Department of English and Journalism, College of Arts and Sciences, Western Illinois University, USA

Dr. David  Barnwell
Department of Spanish, Maynooth University, Ireland

Prof. Lidan  Lin
1)Department of English and Linguistics, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, USA; 2)College of Foreign Languages, Hangzhu Normal University, China

Assit. Prof. Soe Marlar  Lwin
Department of English Language & Literature, National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore

Prof. Yinghuei  Chen
College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Asia University, Taiwan

Prof. Eric Kwan Wai Yu 
Department of Literature and Cultural Studies, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, China

Assoc. Prof. Aiping  Nie
College of Foreign Languages, Northeast Normal University, China

Dr. Ho Kin  Tong
Department of Literature and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Humanities, Hong Kong Institute of Education, China

Dr. Yuen Mei  Fanny Li
Department of Literature and Cultural Studies, Hong Kong Institute of Education, China

Assoc. Prof. Qibin  Ran
College of Chinese Language and Culture, Nankai University, China

Dr. Jinzhen  Wu
College of Foreign Languages, Linyi University, China

Dr. Yilin  Yu
Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, National Ilan Univerisity (NIU), Taiwan

Ms. Fu  You
School of Liberial Arts, Renmin University of China, China

Prof. Keming  Wang
School of Foreign Languages, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, China

Assit. Prof. Ching-Yi  Tien
Department of Applied English, I-Shou University, Taiwan

Assoc. Prof. Zhiyong  Zhang
School of Foreign Languages, China University of Petroleum, China

Prof. Yi  Zhang
School of Foreign Languages, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China

Prof. Wang  Bin
School of Foreign Languages, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China

Assoc. Prof. Ka Ho  Tse
Department of Chinese Language Studies, Hong Kong Institute of Education, China

Dr. Patrizia  Guida
Department of Philology, Linguistics and Literature, University of Lecce, Italy

Dr. Ying  Yuan
School of Foreign Languages, Soochow University, China

Prof. Yan  Zhang
Department of International Studies, Faculty of International Studies, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan

Assit. Prof. Wang  Bing
Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, National Institute of Education, Singapore

Assoc. Prof. Brain Zuo 
Department of College English, School of Foreign Languages, Soochow University, China

Dr. Hui-chu  Yu
Department of English, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, National Pingtung University, Taiwan

Dr. Chenjing  Pan
School of Liberal Arts, Renmin University of China, China

Assoc. Prof. Stephenie  A. Young
Department of English, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Salem State University, USA

Prof. Chung-ling  Shih
Department of English, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Dr. Runhan  Zhang
School of Foreign Studies, Central University of Finance and Economics, China

Mr. Jianping  Yu
Foreign Language Institute, East China University of Science and Technology, China

Assoc. Prof. Zongxiang  Feng
School of Foreign Languages, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China

Prof. Zhen  Zhou
Ningxia University, China

Assit. Prof. Ting-yao  Cheng
Department of Foreign Languages, Asia University, Taiwan

Assoc. Prof. Yu  Wang
School of Foreign Languages, Soochow University, China

Prof. Jian  Guo
Department of Foreign Languages, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences(UCAS), China

Assit. Prof. Yu-Hsiu  Liu
Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, Huafan University, Taiwan

Assoc. Prof. Huiying  Yang
School of Foreign Languages, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China

Prof. Haiqing  Chen
Department of English, School of Foreign Languages, Dalian University of Technology, China

Prof. EmeritaEvelyne  Accad
Department of French and Italian, University of Illinois at Lebanese American University, USA

Ms. Kiren Kaur d/o  Ratan Singh
Department of English Language & Literature, National Institute of Education, Singapore

Assoc. Prof. Wei-yun  Yang
Department of Foreign Languages and Applied Linguistics, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan

Assoc. Prof. Carmen F.  Blanco Valdés
Department of Language Sciences, Faculty of Arts, University of Córdoba, Spain

Assoc. Prof. Michael  Kaufmann
Department of English and Linguistics, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne, USA

Dr. Ning  Li
School of Foreign Studies, Central University of Finance and Economics, China

Prof. EmeritusJohn  Y.H. Hu
Department of Foreign Language and Literatures and Department of Drama and Theatre, College of Liberal Arts, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Dr. Kok Wai Benny Lim 
Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, Faculty of Arts, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

Assoc. Prof. Suganthi S. Kumar 
Department of English, PSG College of Technology, India

Assoc. Prof. Zhi Huang 
Department of English, School of Foreign Languages, Soochow University, China

Prof. Tai-lin Chang 
Department of European Languages and Cultures, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

Prof. Lyudmila Kudrevatykh 
Department of Applied Foreign Languages, Cheng-Shiu University, Taiwan

Prof. Amy Sage Webb 
Department of English, Modern Languages & Journalism, Emporia State University, USA

Prof. Maria-Pilar Perea 
Department of Catalan, Faculty of Philology, University of Barcelona, Spain

Assist. Prof. Ángel Narro 
French Teaching Unit, Department of Language and Literature Teaching, Faculty of Education, University of Valencia, Spain

Assoc. Prof. Ruth Y. Hsu 
Department of English, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA

Prof. Hsiang-chun Chu 
Department of English, National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan

Assit. Prof. Neena Gandhi 
Department of Writing Studies, American University of Sharjah, UAE

Assoc. Prof. Yenchi Fan 
Department of Applied English, I‑Shou University, Taiwan

Assoc. Prof. Susan Hui-Yun Yang 
Language Teaching Center, Minghsin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Assoc. Prof. Isil Bas 
Department of Western Languages and Literatures, Boğaziçi University, Turkey

Assoc. Prof. Melissa Shih-hui Lin 
College of Foreign Languages & Literature, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

Assit. Prof. Elaine Lee 
Department of Applied Linguistics and Language Study, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan

Assoc. Prof. Shu-Fen Chen 
Department of Chinese Literature, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

Assoc. Prof. Jaiho Leem 
Department of French Language and Literature, Yonsei University, Korea

Assoc. Prof. Chi-Fen Emily Chen 
Department of English, National Kaohisung First University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Assoc. Prof Zein Al Abideen Al'Awawdeh 
Department of Arabic Language, Bethlehem University, USA

Assit. Prof. Victor Manuel Parra Guinaldo 
Department of English, College of Arts & Sciences, American University of Sharjah, UAE

Assit. Prof. Eva Kartchava 
School of Linguistics and Language Studies, Carleton University, Canada

Assoc. Prof. Wenyuh Shieh 
Department of Applied Foreign Languages, Minghsin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Dr. Renée Hamilton-Clark 
Modern Languages Institute, University of the Fraser Valley, Canada

Assit. Prof. Agnes Chia-ching Lin 
Department of Applied English, Yu Da University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Prof. Pi-Er Shieh 
Department of German, Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, Taiwan

Prof. Desire Kabwe-Segatti 
Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Assit. Prof. Mumtaz Hakan Sakar 
Department of Musicology, Ethnomusicology, Music Education, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey

Dr. Zoya Petrova 
Russian Language Institute, VV Vinogradov Academy of Sciences, Russia

Assit. Prof. Hsiuying Liu 
Department of Foreign Languages & Literature, Asia University, Taiwan

Assit. Prof. James H. Yang 
Department of Applied Foreign Languages, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Dr. Ying Zou 
School of Liberal Arts, Renmin University of China, China

Prof. Xiaoyu Xu 
School of Foreign Languages, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China

Dr. Jenny Brumme 
Department of Translation and Language Sciences, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain

Dr. Dale Townshend 
Department of English Studies, University of Stirling, UK

Prof. Francisco Diego Álamo Felices 
Department of Philology, University of Almeria, Spain

Prof. Carol Reeves 
Department of English, Faculty of Science, Technology and Society, Butler University, USA

Prof. Grasilda Blažienė 
Deputy Director for Research, Leading Researcher, Institute of the Lithuanian Language, Vilnius Lithuania

Assit. Prof. Maggie Shih-Chuang Chang 
Department of Applied Foreign Languages, Cheng Shiu University, Taiwan

Dr. Otared Haidar 
Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford, UK

Assit. Prof. Urszula Topczewska 
Institute of Applied Linguistics, University of Warsaw, Poland

Assoc. Prof. Mapi Ballesteros Panizo 
1) Department of Didactics of Language and Literature, Barcelona University, Spain, 2) Men

Prof. Massimo Arcangeli 
Department of Philology, Literature, Linguistics, University of Cagliari, Italy

Assoc. Prof. Wenxin Nie 
Translation and Interpreting Education Center, School of Foreign Studies, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

Prof. P. Kang 
Department of Taiwan and Regional Studies, National (Hualien) Donghwa University, Taiwan

Dr. Erik W. Hansen 
Department of Language and Communication, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

Assit. Prof. Bartholomew Błaszkiewicz 
Institute of English Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland

Assit. Prof. Shu-fen Chen 
Department of English, National Taitung University, Taiwan

Dr. Elaine NG 
English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

Dr. José Luis Cifuentes Honrubia 
Department of Spanish Philology and General Linguistics, University of Alicante, Spain

Dr. Sandra Torres 
School of languages, Histories and Cultures, The University of Manchester, UK

Assoc. Prof. I-Jung Chen 
Department of Applied Foreign Languages, Takming University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Dr. Claire Moran 
School of Modern Languages, Queen's University Belfast, UK

Assoc. Prof. Dolors Font Rotches 
Department of Catalan Philology, University of Barcelona, Spain

Dr. Alicia Castillo Villanueva 
School of Languages, Literature, Culture and Communication, University of Limerick, Ireland

Dr. Hui-Chin Tsai 
Graduate Institute of Linguistics, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

Assit. Prof. Gaipov Davronzhon 
Faculty of Philology and Educational Sciences, S

Prof. Xie Yuanhua 
Faculty of English Language and Culture, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China

Assit. Prof. Inci Bilgin Tekin 
School of Foreign Languages, Bogaziçi University, Turkey

Dr. Emily Lygo 
Department of Modern Languages, College of Humanities, University of Exeter, UK

Mr. Taj Kandoura 
Oriental Institute, University of Oxford, UK

Assoc. Prof. Josep Torregrosa 
Department of Teacher Training in Language and Literature, University of Barcelona, Spain

Assoc. Prof. Sagrario Salaberri 
Department of Philology, University of Almeria, Spain

Prof. Maria del Mar Suárez Vilagran 
Department of Teaching Language and Literature, Faculty of Education, University of Barcelona, Spain

Dr. Robert Early 
Pacific Languages Unit, School of Language, Arts & Media, University of the South Pacific, Fiji

Assoc. Prof. Jieun Kiaer 
Oriental Institute, University of Oxford, UK

Assoc. Prof. Emad M. Saidat 
Department of English Language and Literature, College of Arts, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Jordan

Dr. Sanne Larsen 
Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Prof. Giovanna Siedina 
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Verona, Italy

Assoc. Prof. Liling Chuang 
College of Arts, National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan

Assoc. Prof. Mark Lipton 
School of English and Theatre Studies, University of Guelph, Canada

Dr. Dominique Jeannerod 
School of Modern Languages, Institute for Collaborative Research in the Humanities, Queen's University Belfast, UK

Dr. R. Torrens Guerrini 
Department of Romance Philology, Faculty of Philology, University of Barcelona, Spain

Assoc. Prof. Yuehchen Chang 
College of Arts, National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan

Prof. Magdalena Pastuch 
Department of Lexicography and Semantics, Polish Language Institute, University of Silesia, Poland

Dr. Johan Steenkamp 
School for Ancient Languages and Text Studies, Faculty of Theology, North-West University, South Africa

Prof. Pinggong Zhang 
School of English Language and Culture, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China

Assoc. Prof. Sheue-jen Ou 
Department of Applied Foreign Languages, Hsuan Chuang University, Taiwan

Ms. Oya Ozagac 
School of Foreign Languages, Bogazici University, Turkey

Prof. Mahmoud Ahmed Ali Abu Katteh 
Faculty of Arts, Bethlehem University, USA

Mr. Joachim Bergenstråhle 
School of Humanities and Media Studies, Dalarna University, Sweden

Mr. Ali Korkut 
Implementation and Intermediate Research Center, School of Foreign Languages, Dicle University, Turkey

Mr. Yan Kit Kwong 
HKU SPACE International College,Hong Kong

Ms. Burcin Kagitci Yildiz 
Department of Basic English, Middle East Technical University, Turkey

Assoc. Prof. K. Patrick Adon 
Institute of Ethno-Sociology, University of Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Dr. Francesca Magnoni 
School of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures, College of Arts, Social Sciences, & Celtic Studies, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland

Prof. Xiufeng Zhao 
Department of Foreign Languages, China University of Petroleum,Beijing, China

Prof. Andrea Ciccarelli 
Department of French and Italian, Indiana University, USA

Mr. Juan Antonio Albaladejo 
Faculty of Arts, University of Alicante, Spain

Assit. Prof. Chih-Hui Fang 
Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, Asia University, Taiwan

Dr. Moray Watson 
School of Language & Literature, University of Aberdeen, UK

Assoc. Prof. Mousa A. Btoosh 
Department of English Language and Translation, College of Sciences and Humanities, Fahad Bin Sultan University, Saudi Arabia

Prof. Jordi Redondo 
Department of Classical Philology, Faculty of Philology, Translation and Communication, University of Valencia, Spain

Dr. Iria da Cunha Fanego 
Department of Translation and Language Sciences, Institute of Applied Linguistics, Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Spain

Assoc. Prof. Susanna Zinato 
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, University of Verona, Italy

Mr. Sheena T. Meadows 
Viralene J. Coleman Computerized Writing Center, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, USA

Assoc. Prof. Amy L. Sellin 
Department of Modern Languages, Gender & Women's Studies Program, Fort Lewis College, USA

Dr. Joanna Getka 
Faculty of Applied Linguistics, University of Warsaw, Poland

Mr. D.J. (Daan) van de Velde 
1)Centre for Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University, Netherlands; 2)Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Netherlands

Dr. Elena Polisca 
School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, University of Manchester, UK

Assist. Prof. Sankarakumar Sankara Pandian 
Department of English, PSG College of Technology, India

Dr. Vincenzo Gannuscio 
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Catania, Italy

Prof. Nobel Augusto Perdú Honeyman 
Department of Philology, University of Almería, Spain

Prof. Karoline Szatek 
Department of English, Curry College, USA

Dr. Milica Mihaljević 
Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics, Croatia

Dr. Cristina Illamola Gómez 
University Centre for Sociolinguistics and Communication (CUSC), Department of Spanish Philology, University of Barcelona, Spain

Prof. Leire Ruiz de Zarobe 
Department of French Philology, Faculty of Arts, University of the Basque Country, Spain

Prof. Patrick Laviolette 
Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Estonian Institute of Humanities, Tallinn University, Estonia

Prof. Manuel Almeida 
Department of Spanish Philology, Faculty of Philology, University of La Laguna, Spain

Ms. Li-Syue Lin 
Chinese Language Center, Minghsin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Dr. Irena Mytnik 
Department of Ukrainian Studies, Warsaw University, Poland

Assist. Prof. Choong Kok Weng 
Department of Asian Languages & Cultures, National Institute of Education, Singapore

Assoc. Prof. Lyse Hébert 
School of Translation, Glendon College, York University, Canada

Mr. Voula Giouli 
Department of Electronic Lexicography and Language Resources, Institute for Language and Speech Processing, Greece

Prof. Jun Wen 
School of Foreign Languages, Beihang University, China

Assoc. Prof. Mei-chen Huang 
Department of English，National Changhua University of Education，Taiwan

Assist. Prof. Bettina B. Cenerelli 
Department of French, Simon Fraser University, Canada

Prof. Larry Hartsfield 
Department of English and Environmental Studies, Fort Lewis College, USA

Dr. Izabela Hopkins 
School of English, Birmingham City University, City North Campus, UK

Dr. Johanna Steyn 
Department of Modern Foreign Languages, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Assist. Prof. Alena Barysevich 
Department of French Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, Canada

Dr. M. Rumen Stefanov 
International Association of French Language Sociologists, France

Dr. Jingpeng Yang 
School of Ethnic Education, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Dr. Shanjiang Yu 
School of Languages, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

Dr. Siu-lun Lee 
Yale-China Chinese Language Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

Assoc. Prof. Hua Yu 
Department of Foreign Languages, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Dr. Teng-Huang Yu 
Department of Applied Foreign Languages, Takming University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Dr. Yakup Doganay 
Department of Two Foreign Language, Faculty of Philology and Educational Sciences, Suleyman Demirel University, Kazakhstan

Assoc. Prof. Sylvia Yea-Ru Tsai 
Department of Applied English, I‑Shou University, Taiwan

Prof. Reili Argus 
Department of Linguistics, Institute of Estonian Language and Culture, Tallinn University, Estonia

Prof. Antonia Navarro Tejero 
Department of English and German Philology, Faculty of Arts, University of Córdoba, Spain

Prof. Sabine Martina Bastian 
Institute of Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies, Philological Faculty, Leipzig University, Germany

Assoc. Prof. Dayana Stetco 
Department of English, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA

Prof. Nuria Capdevila-Argüelles 
College of Humanities, University of Exeter, UK

Prof. Hu Dan 
Language and Information Institute, School of Foreign Languages, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, China

Dr. Wena Coetzee 
School of Languages, North-West University, South Africa

Dr. Paz González 
Centre for Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University, Netherlands

Dr. Pengpeng Feng 
Faculty of English Education, Sun Yat-sen University, China

Dr. Helgard Mahrdt 
Department of Educational Research, The Institute of Educational Research, University of Oslo, Norway

Dr. Burcu Can 
Department of Computer Engineering, Hacettepe University, Turkey

Dr. I-Chin Nonie Chiang 
Foreign Language Center, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

Prof. Islam Zhemeny 
Department of Kazakh Language and Literature, Faculty of Philology, Suleyman Demirel University, Kazakhstan

Prof. Gang Zhou 
School of Foreign Languages, Dalian University of Technology, China

Dr. Yongzhen Shi 
School of Foreign Languages, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China

Dr. Gabor Rebek-Nagy 
Department of Languages for Medical Purposes, Faculty of General Medicine, University of Pecs, Hungary

Dr. María del Carmen Horno Chéliz 
Department of General Linguistics and Hispanic, University of Zaragoza, Spain

Dr. Nancy Grimm 
Center for Teacher Education and Educational Research, University of Jena, Germany

Dr. Wang Jingzhi 
School of Foreign Language Education, Jilin University, China

Dr. Chen Yanxu 
School of Foreign Languages, Northeast Normal University, China

Prof. Javier Velaza 
Department of Latin Philology, University of Barcelona, Spain

Dr. Adèle Mercier 
Department of Philosophy, Queen's University, Canada

Dr. Hsi, Yong Hway 
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, College of Liberal Arts, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Prof. Wang Zhenhua 
School of Foreign Languages, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Dr. Chia Pei Wu 
Department of Applied English, I-Shou University, Taiwan

Dr. Kun-huei Wu 
Department of English , Aletheia University, Taiwan

Prof. Gao Ying 
School of Foreign Languages, Northeast Normal University, China

Dr. Bassmah AlTaher 
School of Basic Sciences and Humanities, German Jordanian University, Jordan

Dr. Raghad Hadidi 
School of Applied Humanities and Languages, German-Jordanian University, Jordan

Dr. Ablimit Baki Elterish 
School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, University of Manchester, UK

Dr. Hilde Kvam 
Department of Art and Media Studies, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

Dr. Nikolai Penner 
Department of Linguistics and Languages, McMaster University, Canada

Prof. Wang Xiaojun 
School of Foreign Language, Linyi University, China

Dr. Emanuel Rota 
Department of History, University of Illinois, USA

Prof. Erdmute W. White 
School of Languages and Cultures, College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University, USA

Dr. Liliya Bazarova 
Department of Philology, Kazan Federal University, Russia

Dr. Zhang Jie 
School of Liberal Arts, Renmin University of China, China

Prof. Feng-Sheng Hung 
Department of English, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Prof. Marina Sabanadze 
School of Linguistics and Language Studies, Carleton University, Canada

Dr. Hisham Monassar 
Department of English and Foreign Languages, Cameron University, USA

Dr. Wan-Hua Angela Lin 
Department of English, National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan

Dr. Yirng-Hurng Liauh 
College of Management, Takming University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Dr. Andrea Schutz 
Department of English, St. Thomas University, Canada

Prof. Raul Calzoni 
Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of Bergamo, Italy

Assoc. Prof. Xin Zhang 
Faculty of English Language and Culture, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China

Dr. Cécilia W. Francis 
Department of Romance Languages, St. Thomas University, Canada

Dr. Ewa Wojno-Owczarska 
Department of Cultural and Literary, University of Warsaw, Poland

Dr. Eleonora Sasso 
Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy

Dr. David Ming-Cheng Yu 
Department of English Language, Literature and Linguistics, Providence University, Taiwan

Dr. Francisco García-Rubio 
Department of Modern Languages, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA

Dr. M. Mar Galindo Merino 
Department of Spanish Philology, General Linguistics and Theory of Literature, University of Alicante, Spain

Dr. Cabedo-Timmons 
College of Arts and Sciences, Western Illinois University, USA

Prof. Eugene Eoyang 
Department of Comparative Literature, College of Arts & Sciences, Indiana University, USA

Prof. Steven Madix 
Department of Speech, College of Liberal Arts, Louisiana Tech University, USA

Dr. Kellie Goncalves 
Department of English, University of Berne, Switzerland

Dr. Wen Tang 
School of Foreign Language, Linyi University, China

Dr. Josie Tinajero 
College of Education, The University of Texas, USA

Prof. Xuming Liu 
Chengxian College, Southeast University, China

Dr. Guan Bo 
School of Foreign Languages, East China University of Science and Technology, China

Prof. Dannabang Kuwabong 
Department of English, College of Humanities, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

Dr. Wong Wai-yi, Dorothy 
Department of Translation, Lingnan University, Hong Kong

Prof. Na, Song Joo 
Department of Spanish, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea

Prof. Kepa Bengoetxea 
Department of Computer Languages and Systems, Technical School of Engineering, University of the Basque Country, Spain

Prof. Vita Fortunati 
Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of Bologna, Italy

Dr. Ana Pano Alamán 
Department of Languages, Literatures and Modern Cultures, University of Bologna, Italy

Dr. Nina Niemelae 
Language Centre, Tampere University of Technology, Finland

Dr. Raffaella Tonin 
Department of Interpreting and Translation, University of Bologna, Italy

Dr. Santiago Garcia Carbajal 
Department of Informatics, University of Oviedo, Spain

Dr. Sara Feijoo 
Department of English, University of Barcelona, Spain

Dr. Zhao Shuo 
School of Foreign Languages, Northwestern Polytechnic University, China

Prof. Beatriz Fernández 
Department of Linguistics and Basque Studies, University of the Basque Country, Spain

Dr. Joy Lwanga-Lumu 
Department of English, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Dr. Natasha Memon 
English Language Development Center, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan

Prof. María Cecilia Graña 
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Verona, Italy

Prof. Yue Jiang 
School of International Studies, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

Dr. Pilar Alderete-Diez 
School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, National University of Ireland, Ireland

Prof. Fernando De Toro 
Department of English, University of Manitoba, Canada

Prof. Nancy St. Clair 
Department of English, Simpson College, USA

Dr. Theresa DeFrancis 
Department of English, Salem State University, USA

Dr. Eloise Sureau-Hale 
Department of International Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Butler University, USA

Dr. Erma Vassiliou 
School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University, Australia

Dr. Ela Molina-Sevilla de Morelock 
Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages, University of the Cumberlands, USA

Dr. Xie, Qin 
Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong

Prof. Jeffrey Contreras 
Department of Romance Languages, University of Oregon, USA

Dr. Ching-Fen Hsu 
Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, Huafan University, Taiwan

Dr. Maria Assif 
Department of English, University of Toronto, Canada

Dr. Ming-Yi Li 
Language Center, National Central University, Taiwan

Dr. Annalisa Pes 
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Verona, Italy

Dr. Elaine Riordan 
School of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics, University of Limerick, Ireland

Dr. Yanmei Lee 
Department of Literature, Nanhua University, Taiwan

Dr. Emily Shuhui Tsai 
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan

Dr. Nadia Economou 
Institute for Language and Speech Processing, 'Athena' Research Center, Greece

Prof. María Elena García Sánchez 
Department of Philology, University of Almeria, Spain

Dr. Al-Badarin, Mumen 
Department of Arabic, Bethlehem University, Palestine

Dr. Lolie Makhubu 
Department of Translation and Interpreting Practices, Durban University of Technology, South Africa

Dr. Giuliana Diani 
Department of Studies on Language and Culture, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

Dr. Catherine Leen 
National University of Ireland Maynooth, Ireland

Prof. Charles Bressler 
College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana Wesleyan University, USA

Dr. Irene Wen-ling Chen 
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan

Dr. Piera Carroli 
College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University, Australia

Dr. Mette Rudvin 
Department of Language, Literatures and Modern Cultures, University of Bologna, Italy

Dr. Gill James 
School of Arts and Media, University of Salford, UK

Prof. Manuel Sarmento 
Department of Social Sciences of Education, University of Minho, Portugal

Dr. Anne Reynolds-Case 
Department of Modern Languages, School of Literature and Languages, Louisiana Tech University, USA

Dr. Zeynep Z. Atayurt 
Department of English Language and Literature, University of Ankara, Turkey

Dr. Stephen Ross 
Department of English, University of Victoria, Canada

Prof. Jun Ye 
International College of Chinese Studies, East China Normal University, China

Dr. Miyuki Sawada 
Department of English, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan

Dr. Leung, Yiu-nam 
Department of Applied Foreign Languages, Takming University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Dr. SZE Yim Binh Felix 
Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Dr. Rita Chan 
United International College, Beijing Normal University and Hong Kong Baptist University, China

Dr. Li Jin 
School of Liberal Arts, Renmin University of China, China

Prof. Yang Gang 
Foreign Language School, Linyi University, China

Dr. Keith Allen Christie 
Faculty of Foreign Languages, China University of Political Science and Law, China

Prof. Luisa Shu-Ying Chang 
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Dr. Louise Renée 
Department of French, Spanish & Italian, Faculty of Arts, University of Manitoba, Canada

Prof. Aniela Korzeniowska 
Department of Applied Linguistics, Institute of English Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland

Prof. Donna R. Miller 
Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of Bologna, Italy

Dr. Inma Garín 
Independent Researcher

Prof. Ilham Tahirov 
Nasimi Institute of Linguistics, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Azerbaijan

Dr. Ya-Shu Chen 
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Chung Hua University, Taiwan

Dr. Maria-Chiara Migliore 
Department of Japanese Language and Literature, University of Salento, Italy

Prof. Virginia Richter 
Department of English, University of Bern, Switzerland

Dr. Sanja Perić Gavrančić 
Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics, Croatia

Dr. Jaffer Sheyholislami 
School of Linguistics and Language Studies, Carleton University, Canada

Dr. Suin Roberts 
College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University–Purdue University, USA

Assoc. Prof. Ma. Isabel Seguro 
Department of English and German, Faculty of Philology and Communication, University of Barcelona, Spain

Dr. Arne Kruse 
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, University of Edinburgh, UK

Dr. Manjula Shinge 
Department of English, Modern Languages, and Journalism, Emporia State University, USA

Prof. Margaret H. Mills 
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, The University of Iowa, USA

Dr. Naomi Ogi 
College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University, Australia

Prof. L. Maiellaro 
World Languages Center, Northeastern University, USA

Dr. Giuseppe Nencioni 
Department of Language Studies, Umea University, Sweden

Dr. Cinzia Emmi 
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Catania, Italy

Dr. Mustafa Güleç 
Faculty of Languages and History-Geography, University of Ankara, Turkey

Dr. Rodger Wilkie 
Department of English, St. Thomas University, USA

Dr. Lara Ryazanova-Clarke 
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, The University of Edinburgh, UK

Prof. Jingqiong Zhou 
Faculty of English, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China

Dr. Hudson Moura 
Department of Spanish & Portuguese, University of Toronto, Canada

Dr. Patrizia Caraffi 
Department of Classical Philology and Italian Studies, University of Bologna, Italy

Dr. Nigel Joseph 
Department of English and Writing Studies, University of Western Ontario, Canada

Prof. May Li 
Department of English, School of Foreign Languages, Tongji University, China

Dr. Yi-ju Wu 
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, College of Liberal Arts, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Prof. Alejandro Fajardo 
Department of Spanish Philology, University of La Laguna, Spain

Dr. C. Brian Barnett 
Department of French and Italian, University of Minnesota, USA

Dr. Roberta Cauchi-Santoro 
School of Languages and Literatures, College of Arts, University of Guelph, Canada

Dr. Liliana M. Villalobos Gonzalez 
Center for Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Guadalajara, Mexico

Prof. Zhang Shaojie 
School of Foreign Languages, Northeast Normal University, China

Dr. Shawn Fullmer 
Department of English, Fort Lewis College, USA

Dr. Rakhima Z. Zhumaliyeva 
Department of Translation Studies, Faculty of Philology and Educational Sciences, Suleyman Demirel University, Kazakhstan

Dr. Ivana Matas Ivanković 
Department of General Linguistics, Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics, Croatia

Dr. Andy C. Chin 
Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong

Dr. Ann-Marie Hsiung 
Department of Applied English, I-Shou University, Taiwan

Dr. Franca Poppi 
Department of Studies on Language and Culture, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

Dr. Linda Tsung 
Department of Chinese Studies, School of Languages and Cultures, The University of Sydney, Australia

Prof. Lucie Robert 
Department of Literary Studies, University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada

Dr. Jenny Wen-chuan Chu 
Department of English, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan

Dr. Dumitra Baron 
Department of Romance Studies, Faculty of Letters and Arts, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu, Romania

Prof. Naimei, Liu 
Foreign Language Schools in Linyi University, China

Dr. Reena Mittal 
Department of English, DAK Degree College, India