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Language and Linguistics Compass Template

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Language and Linguistics Compass is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Linguistic Variation and Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation, Multilingual Education and Policy.

PublisherWiley
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Language and Linguistics Compass 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inLinguistic Variation and Morphology Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation Multilingual Education and Policy Natural Language Processing Techniques Phonetics and Phonology Research
ISSN1749-818X
Citation impact (2-yr)1.47
h-index100
i10-index518
Total citations37,888
Article processing charge$2,630
Top institutions publishing hereThe Ohio State University
Journal websitewww.blackwell-compass.com
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Papers published in Language and Linguistics Compass per year

73
2014
62
2015
61
2016
48
2017
50
2018
56
2019
53
2020
54
2021
46
2022
31
2023
39
2024
32
2025

Citation impact of Language and Linguistics Compass by publication year

1.7K
2014
1.8K
2015
2.1K
2016
591
2017
751
2018
1.3K
2019
673
2020
928
2021
230
2022
93
2023
93
2024
24
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Language and Linguistics Compass

Heritage Languages: In the ‘Wild’ and in the Classroom

Maria Polinsky, Olga Kagan · 1 Sep 2007

Abstract Heritage speakers are people raised in a home where one language is spoken who subsequently switch to another dominant language. The version of the home language that they have not completely acquired – heritage language – has only recently been given the attention it deserves from linguists and language instructors. Despite the appearance of…

Getting off the GoldVarb Standard: Introducing Rbrul for Mixed‐Effects Variable Rule Analysis

Daniel Ezra Johnson · 15 Dec 2008

Abstract The variable rule program is one of the predominant data analysis tools used in sociolinguistics, employed successfully for over three decades to quantitatively assess the influence of multiple factors on linguistic variables. However, its most popular current version, GoldVarb, lacks flexibility and also isolates its users from the wider community of quantitative linguists. A…

Family Language Policy

Kendall A. King, Lyn Wright Fogle, Aubrey Logan‐Terry · 30 Jul 2008

Abstract This article describes the newly emerging field of family language policy, defined as explicit and overt planning in relation to language use within the home among family members, and provides an integrated overview of research on how languages are managed, learned, and negotiated within families. A comprehensive framework for understanding family language policy is…

The ‘Good Enough’ Approach to Language Comprehension

Fernanda Ferreira, Nikole D. Patson · 1 Mar 2007

Abstract Ferreira and colleagues argued that the language comprehension system creates syntactic and semantic representations that are merely ‘good enough’ (GE) given the task that the comprehender needs to perform. GE representations contrast with ones that are detailed, complete, and accurate with respect to the input. In this article, we review the original argument for…

Construction Morphology

Geert Booij · 1 Jul 2010

Abstract In construction morphology, complex words are seen as constructions on the word level. The notion ‘construction’, a pairing of form and meaning, as developed in the theory of Construction Grammar, is essential for an insightful account of the properties of complex words. Morphological patterns can be represented as constructional schemas that express generalizations about…

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