Acknowledgements

I want to thank the authors in this volume for their enlightening contributions, their own engagement with this project and their patience, and Prof. Ken Hyland for his friendship and generosity. I also feel indebted to John Benjamins’ Series and Acquisition Editors, Prof. Anita Fetzer and Isja Conen, for their guidance and support, to the two anonymous reviewers, and to my Research Assistant, David López Villamarín, for his dedication, professionalism, encouragement and human quality.