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About the Language and Speech format

Language and Speech is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Phonetics and Phonology Research, Linguistic Variation and Morphology, Language Development and Disorders.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Language and Speech, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inPhonetics and Phonology Research Linguistic Variation and Morphology Language Development and Disorders Reading and Literacy Development Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
ISSN0023-8309
Citation impact (2-yr)0.88
h-index136
i10-index1,098
Total citations78,939
Top institutions publishing hereHaskins Laboratories
Journal websitelas.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Language and Speech per year

18
2014
34
2015
22
2016
43
2017
36
2018
42
2019
40
2020
40
2021
44
2022
41
2023
37
2024
53
2025

Citation impact of Language and Speech by publication year

595
2014
1.1K
2015
479
2016
825
2017
724
2018
877
2019
620
2020
432
2021
295
2022
150
2023
67
2024
34
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Language and Speech

Prosody in the Comprehension of Spoken Language: A Literature Review

Anne Cutler, Delphine Dahan, Wilma van Donselaar · 1 Apr 1997

Research on the exploitation of prosodic information in the comprehension of spoken language is reviewed. The research falls into three main areas: the use of prosody in the recognition of spoken words, in which most attention has been paid to the question of whether the prosodic structure of a word plays a role in initial…

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The Hcrc Map Task Corpus

Anne H. Anderson, Miles Bader, Ellen Gurman Bard et al. · 1 Oct 1991

This paper describes a corpus of unscripted, task-oriented dialogues which has been designed, digitally recorded, and transcribed to support the study of spontaneous speech on many levels. The corpus uses the Map Task (Brown, Anderson, Yule, and Shillcock, 1983) in which speakers must collaborate verbally to reproduce on one participant's map a route printed on…

1,014 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Smooth Signal Redundancy Hypothesis: A Functional Explanation for Relationships between Redundancy, Prosodic Prominence, and Duration in Spontaneous Speech

Matthew P. Aylett, Alice Turk · 1 Mar 2004

This paper explores two related factors which influence variation in duration, prosodic structure and redundancy in spontaneous speech. We argue that the constraint of producing robust communication while efficiently expending articulatory effort leads to an inverse relationship between language redundancy and duration. The inverse relationship improves communication robustness by spreading information more evenly across the…

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Language and Speech template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Language and Speech format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Language and Speech template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Language and Speech use?
Language and Speech uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Language and Speech, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Language and Speech?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Language and Speech document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Language and Speech template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Language and Speech format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Language and Speech?
Language and Speech is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Language and Speech template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Language and Speech PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Language and Speech template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Language and Speech template cost?
You can start writing in the Language and Speech template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Language and Speech PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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