<正>Language and Semiotic Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal of international scope.Published by Soochow University Press,China,it is an authorized quarterly journal with an independent ISSN(2096-031X)and CN(32-1859/H)granted by the State Administration of Press,Publication,Radio,Film and Television of the People’s Republic of China.With all its contents appearing in English,the journal serves and supports the Chinese Association for