English Language and Linguistics

Aims & Scope

English Language and Linguistics, published four times a year, is an international journal which focuses on the description of the English language within the framework of contemporary linguistics.

The journal is concerned equally with the synchronic and the diachronic aspects of English language studies and publishes articles of the highest quality which make a substantial contribution to our understanding of the structure and development of the English language and which are informed by a knowledge and appreciation of linguistic theory.

English Language and Linguistics carries articles and short discussion papers or squibs on all core aspects of English, from its beginnings to the present day, including syntax, morphology, phonology, semantics, pragmatics, corpus linguistics and lexis.

There is also a major review section including, from time to time, articles that give an overview of current research in particular specialist areas.

Occasional issues are devoted to a special topic, when a guest editor is invited to commission articles from leading specialists in the field.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1
2024	0.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.652

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8807

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	125

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Grammatical change in the noun phrase: the influence of written language use

  Citation: 136

  Authors: DOUGLAS, BETHANY

• So different and pretty cool! Recycling intensifiers in Toronto, Canada

  Citation: 128

  Authors: SALI A.

• Configurations, construals and change: expressions of DEGREE

  Citation: 96

  Authors: CARITA

• When is a sequence of two nouns a compound in English?

  Citation: 95

  Authors: Laurie

• Recent changes in the function and frequency of Standard English genitive constructions: a multivariate analysis of tagged corpora

  Citation: 94

  Authors: LARS, BENEDIKT

• Compound or phrase? English noun-plus-noun constructions and the stress criterion

  Citation: 63

  Authors: HEINZ J.

• Modeling diachronic change in the third person singular: a multifactorial, verb- and author-specific exploratory approach

  Citation: 60

  Authors: STEFAN TH., MARTIN

• Three changing patterns of verb complementation in Late Modern English: a real-time study based on matching text corpora

  Citation: 56

  Authors: Christian

• Morphological productivity across speech and writing

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Ingo, Christiane, Harald

• Changing EPP parameters in the history of English: accounting for variation and change

  Citation: 53

  Authors: THERESA, IAN

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