language acquisition Journals

Language Forum is a peer-reviewed international journal that has been publishing original research papers devoted to the studies of language and literature for more than the past three decades. The scope of the journal has over time, varied from pure Linguistics to pure Literature and sometimes both. Over the years, while it has dealt brilliantly with issues in modern Indo-English fiction, studies in the “comparative literature” domain, the issue of “tolerance” and “identity” in Indian poetry... Read more

Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IJOAL) is a peer-reviewed international journal that has been publishing original research papers devoted to language and linguistics, for more than past three decades. It provides a forum for the discussion of language related problems faced by language learners, the various language teaching methodologies adopted, apart from dealing with the general linguistic theories, and the branches and sub branches of linguistics. Read more

International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism disseminates high-quality research, theoretical advances, international developments to foster international understanding, and to spread ideas about initiatives in bilingualism and bilingual education. The journal promotes theoretical and applied research into bilingual education and bilingualism, provides a truly international exchange, and encourages international debates and discussions on key issues in areas of controversy in bilingual education and bilingualism. It provides as well interdisciplinary perspectives for an international audience. Bilingualism,... Read more

The Indiana University Working Papers in Linguistics series showcases the work of graduate students, faculty, and friends of the Indiana University Department of Linguistics and related departments. Begun in 1999, the series contains volumes with content spanning across various sub-fields of linguistics. Read more

ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics is a refereed journal that welcomes manuscripts in the broad area of applied linguistics, with a strong preference for contributions relating to language acquisition (second language acquisition, foreign/second language teaching, including computer-assisted learning) and educational linguistics. The journal publishes reports of empirical studies and ground-breaking theoretical articles. The name “ITL” refers to the center of applied linguistics at the K.U.Leuven where the journal was originally founded (Instituut voor Toegepaste... Read more

The Linguistics Journal is a refereed publication which aims at providing free access to all those involved in the research, teaching and learning of linguistics. This is a wide-ranging field examining how languages are structured, how meanings and ideas are formed and encoded, how they are communicated and represented, and how they are decoded and interpreted. It is a discipline which is increasingly reaching across into other disciplinary areas to mutual benefit, and is,... Read more

Syntax publishes a wide range of articles on the syntax of natural languages and closely related fields. The journal promotes work on formal syntactic theory and theoretically-oriented descriptive work on particular languages and comparative grammar. Syntax also publishes research on the interfaces between syntax and related fields such as semantics, morphology, and phonology, as well as theoretical and experimental studies in sentence processing, language acquisition, and other areas of psycholinguistics that bear on syntactic theories. Read more

GULLP: Georgetown University Luso-Hispanic Linguistics Papers is a journal featuring papers from different areas in Luso-Hispanic Linguistics. Topics include Phonology, Syntax, Semantics, Foreign Language Acquisition, Historical and Sociolinguistics. GULLP accepts submissions from graduate students in any of these disciplines in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Read more

Glossa is an international journal that covers a wide variety of subjects concerning all the different aspects of language. The journal welcomes authoritative, innovative and pragmatic scholarship from all areas of Social Sciences and Humanities. Contributions from the neighboring disciplines are welcome in this journal provided that they have some bearing on the functioning of language. Read more

Foreign Language Annals is dedicated to the advancement of language teaching and learning, the journal seeks to serve the professional interests of classroom instructors, researchers, and administrators concerned with the learning and teaching of languages at all levels of instruction. The journal welcomes submissions of the highest quality that report empirical or theoretical research on language learning or teaching, that describe innovative and successful practice and methods, and/or that are relevant to the concerns and... Read more