<p>From the book reviews:</p><p>“The Volume offers a wide variety of perspectives on the corpus-based study of … pragmatics and thus illustrates the benefits of this approach. … Most of the chapters start with a review of the literature and definitions of some basic concepts relevant to the theme under study, which makes the book accessible to novice scholars … . SLA specialists should also find it a good read, as it includes many references to acquisitional pragmatics … .” (Gaëtanelle Gilquin, Discourses Studies, Vol. 17 (1), 2015)</p>“The first volume of the series Yearbook of Corpus Linguistics and Pragmatics will definitely appeal to newcomers in either field, considering the book’s emphasis on current issues and gaps in both CL and Pragmatics. Furthermore, experienced researchers will benefit from the wide range of topics and domains covered that challenge the current approaches to the study of language and communication.” (Elena del Olmo Bañuelos, Atlantis - Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies, Vol. 36 (2), December, 2014)