The Jacob L. Mey and Hartmut Haberland Early Career Award is awarded for the most outstanding early career article published in the Journal of Pragmatics during the previous 12 months. The winning article is granted free promotional access from the journal website. Selection of the winning article is made by a vote among the members of the editorial board, according to the following criteria: originality, breadth of coverage of the topic, and expected impact in the field.