Acknowledgements

A heartfelt “thank you” goes to:

Our authors, without whose fascinating works and cooperative patience this volume would not have been possible;

Alexandra Borschke for her technical support in formatting the manuscript;

Esther Roth and Susan Hendriks of John Benjamins Publishing Company, who have been of great help in seeing the manuscript through to publication;

the two anonymous reviewers of the manuscript for their close-reading and constructive comments;

the not so anonymous organizers of the 2018 LAUD/CLIC conference – Martin Pütz, Monika Reif, Frank Polzenhagen and Neele Mundt –, where this volume was conceived;

each other for a smooth and rewarding collaboration.