CHRISTINE ANTHONISSEN Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Western CapeMICHAEL BILLIG Professor of Social Sciences, Loughborough UniversityCARMEN ROSA CALDAS-COULTHARD Senior Lecturer, Centre for English Language Studies, University of BirminghamMARCELO DASCAL Professor of Philosophy, Tel Aviv UniversityCONCEPCION GOMEZ ESTEBAN Associate Professor of Sociology, Universidad Complutense de MadridCARLOS A.M. GOUVEIA Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of LisbonPHIL GRAHAM Senior Lecturer in Communication, University of QueenslandMARIANNE W. JORGENSEN Acting Lecturer, Department of Thematic Studies, Linkoping UniversityJAY L.LEMKE Professor of Education, University of New YorkJIM R. MARTIN Professor in Linguistics, University of SydneyLUISA MARTIN ROJO Associate Professor in Linguistics, Universidad Autonoma de MadridPATRICIA O'CONNOR Associate Professor in the Theory and Practise of Writing, Georgetown UniversitySUZANNE SCOLLON Senior Lecturer, Department of Linguistics, Georgetown UniversityTEUN A. VAN DIJK Professor of Discourse Studies, University of Amsterdam