Language

Language is the flagship journal of the Linguistic Society of America. It publishes research articles dealing with linguistic theory, language and public policy, and the teaching of linguistics. It also publishes notes of interest to the academic and professional linguistics and language sciences community, and reviews of recently published linguistic books.

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 Starting in 2026, Language is a fully open access journal.

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