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About the Language & History format

Language & History is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Historical Linguistics and Language Studies, Linguistics and language evolution, Linguistic research and analysis.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Language & History 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inHistorical Linguistics and Language Studies Linguistics and language evolution Linguistic research and analysis Linguistic Variation and Morphology Lexicography and Language Studies
ISSN1759-7536
Citation impact (2-yr)0.25
h-index20
i10-index35
Total citations1,706
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Oxford
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Language & History per year

11
2014
13
2015
18
2016
19
2017
13
2018
23
2019
21
2020
15
2021
20
2022
15
2023
14
2024
22
2025

Citation impact of Language & History by publication year

286
2014
43
2015
72
2016
129
2017
100
2018
79
2019
67
2020
70
2021
49
2022
4
2023
7
2024
4
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Language & History

The History of Teaching English as a Foreign Language, from a British and European Perspective

A. P. R. Howatt, Richard Smith · 1 May 2014

This article offers an overview of historical developments in EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teaching methodology over the last 250 years. Being based on periods rather than methods, it is intended as an alternative kind of account to the ‘method mythologies’ which have tended to dominate professional thinking for the last thirty years. Thus,…

Waiting for Biraban: Lancelot Threlkeld and the 'Chibcha Phenomenon' in Australian Missionary Linguistics

Jim Wafer, Hilary M. Carey · 1 Nov 2011

This paper is a historical and linguistic introduction to some of the missionary translations made by the Reverend Lancelot Threlkeld (1788–1859) into the language (sometimes called 'Awabakal') of the Hunter River–Lake Macquarie region of Australia's east coast. It focuses in particular on Threlkeld's shorter texts, including his 'Selections from the Scriptures', which is the earliest…

George Augustus Robinson and the Documentation of Languages of South-Eastern New South Wales

Harold Koch · 1 Nov 2011

George Augustus Robinson, best known as the conciliator of Tasmanian Aborigines and Chief Protector of Aborigines in the Port Phillip District (Victoria), has provided major sources of documentation for languages of Victoria and surrounding areas. These have become accessible in recent years through the editing and publication of his journals and vocabulary lists by Ian…

Daisy Bates’ Documentations of Kimberley Languages

William B. McGregor · 7 Jun 2012

An attempt is made to redress the lack of scholarly attention that Daisy Bates’ (1859–1951) contribution to Australian Aboriginal linguistics has received compared with her anthropological work and her contribution to Aboriginal policy by describing and evaluating her documentation of Kimberley languages. Her work includes manuscript and typescript wordlists and short sentences in a number…

Making It Groove! Entrainment, Participation and Discrepancy in the 'Conversation' of a Jazz Trio

Mark Doffman · 1 May 2009

Focusing on a live performance by a jazz trio, this case study examines the wordless dialogical 'groove' between musicians. Building on ethnomusicological theories of interaction in conjunction with the notion of entrainment, the study makes use of in-depth temporal analysis of musical interaction alongside the reported phenomenal experiences of the participating musicians.This approach provides an…

Language & History template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Language & History format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Language & History template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Language & History use?
Language & History uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) 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, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Language & History 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Language & History?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Language & History 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 & History template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Language & History format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Language & History?
Language & History is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's Language & History template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Language & History PDF?
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