Language, Discourse and Society

Aims & Scope

Language, Discourse, & Society is an international peer-reviewed journal, est. in Europe in 2011 by RC25 of ISA and focused on advancing sociological knowledge concerning language, face-to-face interaction, and other language-related social phenomena. It is the official journal of the International Sociological Association-Research Committee 25, Language and Society. The journal is fully community based. Editors, reviewers and authors do not claim any financial reward from RC25 for supporting its operations. The nature of the Editorial Board is changeable, depending on ISA RC25 membership. Language, Discourse, & Society seeks to attract an international and interdisciplinary audience interested in the sociological development of language-related knowledge to better understand our complex social environment. Articles appearing in Language, Discourse, & Society analyze issues related to the structures of discourse, talk, text, language use, or communication and the relationship of these to social and cultural representations. The journal publishes articles that are theoretically and/or empirically driven, including qualitative and quantitative methodologies of language and text.

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