Language: Classic - Modern - Postmodern

Aims & Scope

“Language: Classic – Modern – Postmodern” is an international academic journal, published by the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy since 2014.

This journal is a platform for the publication of research findings that concern linguistic phenomena and processes caused by extralinguistic factors, in particular social changes in Ukraine, other Eastern European countries, and in the adjacent regions.

The journal aims to integrate the efforts of scholars in various fields of linguistics (sociolinguistics, postcolonial linguistics, lexicology and grammar of natural languages, semantics, pragmatics, discourse studies, corpus linguistics etc.) to reveal the past and present state of languages, causes and effects of language changes.

A unique feature of the journal “Language: Classic – Modern – Postmodern” is its focus on studies that consider the Ukrainian language from a postcolonial perspective. “Language: Classic – Modern – Postmodern” is an open access journal that introduces to linguists and other scholars papers related to language changes in Ukraine, in particular, and in the Eastern Europe, in general, since the region has undergone numerous social transformations over the past few centuries and is the centre of political and military processes of local and global nature.

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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.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

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Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 1,000.00 UAH. Learn more.

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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.

• Bilingualism and diglossia in the Capital of Ukraine

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Natalia

• Linguistic situation of the mass media of Ukraine in the estimations of citizens (according to mass survey)

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Olena

• On the linguistic tolerance (results of surveys conducted in Vinnytsia region)

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Taras

• Vocative and nominative as an appellation: the language norm formation in the Soviet period

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Natalia

• The problem of dictionary interpretation of the names of natural objects in the context of data from an associative experiment

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Marharyta

• Reflection of stereotypical perceptions of women in paremias: Polish-Ukrainian parallels

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Iryna

• Language of network folklore as a means of resistance to information aggression

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Olha

• Changes of the language identity of Ukrainians at the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion in Ukraine (based on the materials from social networks and online publications of the end of February – beginning of April 2022)

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Inna

• Subject in passive constructions of modern formal language

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Olena

• The switching of youth to Ukrainian: reasons, difficulties, purpose

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Ivanna