Interactional Linguistics

Aims & Scope

In the past two decades, usage-based approaches to linguistic inquiry have forged an empirically grounded comprehension of language as locally contingent, temporal, and ever-adaptive.

Interactionally-oriented approaches to the study of language have evidenced both how linguistic structures function as resources for organizing social interaction, and, conversely, how social interaction shapes linguistic structures.

Interactional Linguistics aims to advance our understanding of this symbiotic relationship between language and social interaction, contributing to a more encompassing comprehension of what language is, in light of its use within the dynamics of social interaction.

This fully peer-reviewed journal publishes original research that demonstrates how close scrutiny of linguistic structures as they occur in social interaction can deepen our appreciation of the functional and formal aspects of language, be it within a single language or cross-linguistically.

The journal publishes qualitative and quantitative research and welcomes empirical as well as theoretical arguments.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8145

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	38

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.697

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	5

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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

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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.

• Language over time

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Elizabeth

• The grammar of proposals for joint activities

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Sandra A., Barbara A., Chase Wesley

• Linguistic structures in social interaction

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Ilana, Simona Pekarek

• The emancipation of gestures

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Jürgen

• Parental lip-smacks during infant mealtimes

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Sally, Leelo

• Gaze selects the next speaker in answers to questions pronominally addressed to more than one co-participant

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Peter

• Positionally-sensitive action-ascription

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Arnulf, Alexandra

• Suffixation and sequentiality

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Chase Wesley

• Meta-semantic practices in social interaction

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Arnulf

• Longitudinal change in linguistic resources for interaction

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Klara

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