This volume, in honor of Allan James, collects a range of articles from different domains of English studies as a token of Allan James's academic interests and his integrative approach to the field. The contributions in linguistics encompass a spectrum of topics including world Englishes, professional discourse, language acquisition, collocation, translation, and multilingualism. Cultural aspects in language teaching and in literary analysis enrich the reading and hint at Allan James' Welsh and Celtic roots while also going beyond that.

Selected titles from the contents: Allan James's contribution to theories of world Englishes; Influence of Welsh on the rhythm of Welsh English; Extended 'experiential' collocation brought to the fore; Forms and functions of metadiscourse in goal-oriented Talk-in-interaction: The case of executive coaching; Building bridges - towards a timely concept for culture-and-language learning;. "Scorch" - a Welsh dragon or Welsh identity "made simple"?; Language and physicality in Enda Walsh's Disco Pigs (1996): A postdramatic analysis