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Dr. Jonathan Culpeper

Announcing new Co-Editor for the Journal of Pragmatics

We are very pleased indeed to announce that Dr. Jonathan Culpeper of the University of Lancaster will be taking up the role of Co-Editor of JoP from January 2010. We welcome Jonathan to the Editorial team and wish him and the journal well for 2010 and beyond. Jonathan has worked on historical pragmatics, (im)politeness and cognitive stylistics inter alia and you can read more about him and view details of his many publications at: External link  http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/profiles/Jonathan-Culpeper/.

Now receiving over 300,000 downloads a year, the Journal of Pragmatics continues to grow and develop. Why not submit an article today at: External link  http://www.elsevier.com/locate/pragma

 

INCREASING IMPACT IN LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

 

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Disorders

2007 Impact Factor
WAS 1.083
2008 Impact Factor
NOW 1.452
coverJournal of Fluency Disorders
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coverJournal of Pragmatics
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coverJournal of Second Language Writing
2007 Impact Factor
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Language & CommunicationLanguage & Communication
2007 Impact Factor
WAS 0.488
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Language SciencesLanguage Sciences
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NOW 0.413
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Video and Audio Enhancements in your Article!

Did you know that with Elsevier language and linguistics journals, you can upload supplementary data (audio, video and graphical) files to be published online alongside your article? For example, you could upload a video of (sign) language in use, audio recordings of a particular feature or extended transcripts of an interview. Check out External linkthis example article from Language & Communication and why not submit an article yourself today?
 

 
Annual Horowitz Prize Awarded  
English for Specific Purposes The Editors and Publisher are pleased to announce that Ken Hyland has been awarded the annual Horowitz Prize for the best article published in External linkEnglish for Specific Purposes in 2008 for his article entitled:  "External linkAs can be seen: Lexical bundles and disciplinary variation". The award will also be announced in the 28/3 issue of the Journal.  

 
Fast Publication Times  
phonetics

The External link  Journal of Phonetics now has even faster publication speeds. The journal has seen a tremendous 30% improvement in print production speed since the start of 2009.

 

 
The Linguistic List
Elsevier is again participating in the annual External linkLinguistList Fund Drive. The aim of the list is to provide a forum where academic linguists can discuss linguistic issues and exchange linguistic information. There are five prizes of personal, one-year subscriptions to Elsevier language and linguistics journals up for grabs for those donating to the drive, so why not visit the External linkLinguistList homepage today!

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We are pleased to announce the introduction of an online submission and review system for External linkLanguage & Communication and the External linkJournal of English for Academic Purposes. The 'Elsevier Editorial System' allows you to upload files directly from your computer.

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Journal of Second Language Writing
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*Journal category A: high-ranking international publications with a very strong reputation among researchers of the field in different countries, regularly cited all over the world

*Journal category B: standard international publications with a good reputation among researchers of the field in different countries


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External linkExternal link  Perfectivity and Telicity
Lingua, Volume 118, Issue 11, November 2008
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Brain and Language, Volume 106, Issue 3, September 2008
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External linkExternal link  Genetic and Biological Pathways Underpinning Communication Disorders Across the Lifespan
Journal of Communication Disorders, Volume 41, Issue 5, September 2008
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Journal of Pragmatics, Volume 40, Issue 9, September 2008
Edited by Anita Fetzer and Karin Aijmer
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External link  Trends in Prosodic Phonology
Lingua, Volume 118, Issue 9, September 2008
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Language & Communication, Volume 28, Issue 2, April 2008
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Lingua, Volume 117, Issue 11, November 2007
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External link  Cognitive Dynamics in Language
Language Sciences, Volume 29, Issue 5, September 2007

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External link  To give is better than to receive: The benefits of peer review to the reviewer's own writing
Kristi Lundstrom, Wendy Baker
Journal of Second Language Writing, Volume 18, Issue 1, March 2009

External link  When there is no perfect text: Approaches to the EAP practitioner's dilemma
John M. Swales
Journal of English for Academic Purposes, Volume 8, Issue 1, March 2009

External link  Enhancing metacognitive knowledge: Structure, affordances and self
Sarah Cotterall, Garold Murray
System, Volume 37, Issue 1, March 2009

External link  The relationship between mental health disorders and treatment outcomes among adults who stutter
Lisa Iverach, Mark Jones, Sue O’Brian, Susan Block, Michelle Lincoln, Elisabeth Harrison, Sally Hewat, Angela Cream, Ross G. Menzies, Ann Packman, Mark Onslow
Journal of Fluency Disorders, Volume 34, Issue 1, March 2009

External link  Bossy and nice requests: Varying language register in speakers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Joanne Volden, Autumn Sorenson
Journal of Communication Disorders, Volume 42, Issue 1, January- February 2009

External link  How prosody constrains comprehension: A limited effect of prosodic packaging
Carlson, K.; Frazier, L.; Clifton, C.
Lingua, Volume 119, Issue 7, July 2009, Pages 1066-1082

External link  Discourse strategies in professional e-mail negotiation: a case study
A. Jensen
English for Specific Purposes, Volume 28, Issue 1, January 2009

External link  On communicative competence...in the field
Moore, L.C.
Language & Communication, Volume 29, Issue 3, July 2009, Pages 244-253

External link  How to say no: an analysis of cross-cultural difference and pragmatic transfer
Chang, Y.F.
Language Sciences, Volume 31, Issue 4, July 2009, Pages 477-493

External link  Degree of foreign accent in English sentences produced by Korean children and adults
Flege, J.E.; Birdsong, D.; Bialystok, E.; Mack, M.; Sung, H.; Tsukada, K.
Journal of Phonetics, Volume 34, Issue 2, April 2006, Pages 153-175

External link  Impoliteness in a cultural context
Mills, S.
Journal of Pragmatics, Volume 41, Issue 5, May 2009, Pages 1047-1060

External link  Grammar as a gateway into discourse: A systemic functional approach to Subject, Theme, and logic
Kazuhiro Teruya
Linguistics and Education, Volume, 20, Issue 1, 2009

External link  Teaching with Wikis: Toward a Networked Pedagogy
Lundin, R.W.
Computers and Composition, Volume 25, Issue 4, January 2008, Pages 432-448

External link  Constructs of writing proficiency in US state and national writing assessments: Exploring variability
Jill V. Jeffery
Assessing Writing, Volume 14, Issue 1, 2009

 

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External linkSecond International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural competence – Intercultural Competence through Language Teaching and Learning
Tucson, Arizona, USA, 29 – 31 January 2010

 

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Concise Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics

External link  Concise Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics

Edited by: Margie Berns 

Concise Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics is an authoritative review of this dynamic field placed in an interdisciplinary context containing  over 100 articles by leaders in the field in a compact single volume format.

ISBN: 978-0-08-096502-4
Expected Release Date: December 2009


Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics External linkEncyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, 14-Volume Set (second edition)
Edited by: Keith Brown, University of Cambridge, UK

An authoritative source of information about any particular aspect of linguistics or its applications for students, researchers and professionals.This Encyclopedia was short listed for the British Association for Applied Linguistics External linkannual book prize.

ISBN: 0-08-044299-4

Published: November 2005


Concise Encyclopedia of Languages of the World External linkConcise Encyclopedia of Languages of the World
Edited by: Keith Brown and Sarah Ogilvie

Concise Encyclopedia of Languages of the World is an authoritative single-volume reference resource comprehensively describing the major languages and language families of the world.

ISBN: 978-0-08-087774-7
Published: 2008


Concise Encyclopedia of Semantics Volume 2 External linkConcise Encyclopedia of Semantics Volume 2
Edited by: Keith Brown and Keith Allan

Concise Encyclopedia of Semantics is a comprehensive new reference work aiming to systematically describe all aspects of the study of meaning in language.

ISBN: 978-0-08-095968-9
Published: 2009

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