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Language & Communication is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies, Multilingual Education and Policy, Linguistic Variation and Morphology.
| Publisher | Elsevier |
|---|---|
| Reference style | Author–year (Harvard) Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Language & Communication, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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| Publishes research in | Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistic Variation and Morphology Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Discourse Analysis in Language Studies |
| ISSN | 0271-5309 |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 1.89 |
| h-index | 93 |
| i10-index | 743 |
| Total citations | 47,172 |
| Article processing charge | $3,200 |
| Top institutions publishing here | University of Edinburgh |
| Journal website | www.journals.elsevier.com |
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Communicative competence includes not only the mastery of grammar and lexicon, but also the rules of speaking. This chapter argues that the individual who wishes to learn a new language must, in addition to acquiring a new vocabulary and a new set of phonological and syntactic rules, learn what Hymes calls the rules of speaking:…
