language studies Journals

The Annual Review of Language Acquisition is devoted to research in the domain of first language acquisition, i.e., the process of acquiring command of a first language, and studies in which first language acquisition was compared to second language acquisition, as well as studies on language acquisition under abnormal conditions. The Annual Review publishes reports of original research pertaining to various approaches to first language and bilingual first language acquisition, be it experimental, observational, computational, clinical... Read more

3L: Language, Linguistics, Literature - The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies is committed to exploring and highlighting issues in the broad areas of English language, linguistics and literature particularly in the Southeast Asian context. This journal is a continuation of 3L The Journal of Language Teaching, Linguistics and Literature formerly published by the School of Language Studies and Linguistics, which has had an active history of publication since 1992. The editorial board welcomes submissions... Read more

AILA Review is a refereed publication of the Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée, an international federation of national associations for applied linguistics. As of volume 16, 2003, AILA Review is published with John Benjamins. Read more

Published in two issues per year, & Ampersand aims to provide information and news which will help the reader to navigate through the vast amount of published research in the field of linguistics. Ampersand includes information on a range of Elsevier linguistics publications, an extensive selection of journal abstracts, and a themed pullout section which focuses on a particular area of linguistics. Read more

International Journal of English Studies covers a wide variety of methodological and disciplinary perspectives concerning linguistic issues related to English language. Read more

CONSTRUCTIONS offers a forum for linguistic research concerned with the structure, use, function, and development of “constructions” in language and linguistics. The journal aims at a balanced integration of both notional, informal approaches to constructions in general and more formal treatments, as for example, within the framework of construction grammar. One of the long-term goals is to establish contact between researchers from various perspectives. The term “construction” as understood in this journal is deliberately chosen... Read more

The LINGUISTIC TYPOLOGY (LT) journal covers special needs of the typological community. Appearing in three issues a year, contains the following regular elements: <ul> <li>articles with peer commentary, complementary articles, and perhaps other interactive formats;</li> <li>independent articles;</li> <li>the implications register, documenting the implicational universals on record;</li> <li>language profiles and family records;</li> <li>basic topical bibliographies;</li> <li>highlights from the history of typology;</li> <li>reviews, multiple reviews, book notices, literature surveys</li> </ul> Read more

The Open Applied Linguistics Journal publishes original research articles, reviews and short articles in all areas of Applied Linguistics.The journal, aims to provide the most complete and reliable source of information on current developments in all areas in the field. The emphasis will be on publishing quality articles rapidly and freely available to researchers worldwide. Read more

The Journal of African Languages and Linguistics was founded in 1979 and has established itself as an important refereed forum for publications in African linguistics. The Journal welcomes original contributions on all aspects of African language studies, synchronic as well as diachronic, theoretical as well as data-oriented. The journal further contains a list of recently published books on African languages and linguistics, which many libraries find to be of use for the acquisition of books. Journal... Read more

Linguistics and the Human Sciences is committed to fostering a dialogue of disciplines, in which linguistics figures prominently. This journal is devoted to the exploration of how understanding about language - our principal meaning making semiotic system - helps us understand about other phenomena in human experience, and vice versa. It aims to explore the relationships between linguistics and such areas of scholarly concern as history, sociology, politics, archaeology, religious studies, translation and the study... Read more