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FUNCTIONS OF LANGUAGE

JOHN BENJAMINS PUBLISHING CO · NL · Est. 1994

ISSN0929-998XeISSN1569-9765

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CiteScore

1.4

SNIP

0.935

Aims & Scope

Functions of Language is an international journal of linguistics which explores the functionalist perspective on the organisation and use of natural language. It publishes articles and reviews books across the full spectrum of functionalist linguistics, also embracing cognitivist and interactionist methodologies. It encourages the interplay of theory and description, and provides space for the detailed analysis, qualitative or quantitative, of linguistic data from a broad range of languages. Within its functionalist brief, the journal’s scope is broad, covering such matters as prosodic phenomena in phonology, the clause in its communicative context, and regularities of conversation and discourse, as well as the interaction between the various levels of analysis. The overall purpose is to contribute to our understanding of how the use of languages in speech and writing has impacted, and continues to impact, the structure of linguistic data.

General Information

Country / RegionNL

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

Frequency3 issues per year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgJohn Benjamins Publishing Company

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Submission Info

APC Cost$1,800Below median

Peer Reviewpeer reviewed

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

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JOHN BENJAMINS PUBLISHING CO

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Is the ISSN verified?

0929-998X / 1569-9765

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Yes

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Peer review process documented?

peer reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

$1,800

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✓ Clean

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Primary language documented?

English

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Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Language & LinguisticsLinguistics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesLinguistic Variation and MorphologyNatural Language Processing Techniqueslinguistics and terminology studiesLinguistics and Discourse AnalysisLexicography and Language StudiesHistorical Linguistics and Language Studies