Functions of Language
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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 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. Its scope is broad, covering such matters as prosodic phenomena in phonology, the clause in its communicative context, and regularities of pragmatics, 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, upon the structure of those languages.
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LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
LINGUISTICS
LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
LINGUISTICS
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ImpaQ AnalysisFunctions of Language (ISSN: 0929-998X) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by John Benjamins Publishing Company in Netherlands. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.80, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.312 (Q2), an H-index of 30.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 13 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,711 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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