Language

Aims & Scope

Language, the flagship journal of the Linguistic Society of America, publishes research articles dealing with linguistic theory, language and public policy, and the teaching of linguistics.

We also publish notes of interest to the academic and professional linguistic community, and reviews of recently published linguistic books.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	1.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4628

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	225

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.025

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	98

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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.

• Verbal behavior

  Citation: 2144

  Authors: Noam, B. F.

• A Simplest Systematics for the Organization of Turn-Taking for Conversation

  Citation: 2118

  Authors: Harvey, Emanuel A., Gail

• Cognitive Status and the Form of Referring Expressions in Discourse

  Citation: 1047

  Authors: Jeanette K., Nancy, Ron

• Regularity and Idiomaticity in Grammatical Constructions: The Case of Let Alone

  Citation: 1013

  Authors: Charles J., Paul, Mary Catherine

• The Structure of a Semantic Theory

  Citation: 869

  Authors: Jerrold J., Jerry A.

• On the Rise of Epistemic Meanings in English: An Example of Subjectification in Semantic Change

  Citation: 643

  Authors: Elizabeth Closs

• The Non-Anomalous Nature of Anomalous Utterances

  Citation: 614

  Authors: Victoria A.

• Quotations as Demonstrations

  Citation: 555

  Authors: Herbert H., Richard J.

• Words and Sounds in Early Language Acquisition

  Citation: 528

  Authors: Charles A., Carol B.

• Contraction, Deletion, and Inherent Variability of the English Copula

  Citation: 518

  Authors: William

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