Linguistics Library Guide: Journals S-Z

SAMLA News is the publication of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association, an organization of teachers, scholars, and graduate students dedicated to the advancement of literary and linguistic scholarship and teaching in the modern languages. Articles are in English.

Semiotica publishes articles related to all branches of semiotics. Articles are in English and French, and occasionally German.

Semiotics is a journal sponsored by the Semiotic Society of America, and is sometimes called the Yearbook. The journal links analytical and critical approaches to the postmodern world. It provides an overview of current developments in semiotic research and publishes both papers presented by SSA members at the annual conference as well as other members. Articles are in English.

Open access issues (for 1980-2014) are available at the red flag.

Sociolinguistica, or Internationales Jahrbuch für europäische Soziolinguistik / International Yearbook of European Sociolinguistics / Annuaire International de la Sociolinguistique Européenne is a yearbook that focuses on language problems in Europe, and particularly with the conditions and consequences of European economic and political integration. Articles are in English, French, and German.

Open access (for 1987-present) at the red flag.

South African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies publishes articles from a wide range of linguistic topics and acts as a forum for research into all of the languages of southern Africa, including English and Afrikaans. The journal encourages contributions on theoretical (syntax, phonology, semantics) and applied (sociolinguistic topics, language teaching, language policy) linguistics. Review articles, short research reports and book reviews are also welcomed. Articles in languages other than English are accompanied by an extended English summary.

South Atlantic Review, like SAMLA News, is a publication of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association. SAR is concerned with language, literature, rhetoric, and composition, and other topics of scholarly interest in the humanities. Articles are in English.

Sprache und Datenverarbeitung, or SDV (International Journal of Language Data Processing) publishes research related to linguistic data processing and computational linguistics. Publication languages ​​are German and English.

Studies in Language promotes the discussion of issues in contemporary linguistics, with a particular interest in empirical research in the functionalist tradition, which recognizes the diversity and variability of human languages and of communication patterns), the historical dynamics of languages, and the embedding of language in both social practices and cognition. Articles are in English.

Studies in Philippine Linguistics is a publication of the Linguistic Society of the Philippines. The journal focuses on descriptive, comparative, historical, and areal linguistics. Its primary interest is linguistic theory, but also publishes on the application of theory to language teaching, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, anthropological linguistics, and more. Articles are primarily published in English, with a minority in Filipino.

Studies in Second Language Acquisition is an international journal focused on the acquisition or use of non-native and heritage languages (and pedagogy related to language acquisition). Articles include qualitative and quantitative analyses as well as essays on current theoretical issues. Articles are in English.

Syntax and Semantics focuses on research involving the sub-systems of grammar that interface with syntax and semantics-- including the interface itself as well as the systematic interplay of syntax and semantics with pragmatics, information structure, and discourse. It encourages research that brings new forms of empirical evidence to bear on issues of theoretical syntax and semantics. Articles are in English.

Syntaxe et sémantique is focused on the structuring and interpretation of linguistic objects, in diachronic and synchronic terms, in French or in other languages. Articles are in French and English.

System is focused on the applications of educational technology and applied linguistics to problems of foreign language teaching and learning.
System prefers articles that have a sound theoretical base with a visible practical application which can be generalized. Articles are in English.

Text & Talk (originally TEXT in 1981) provides a forum for interdisciplinary research in language, discourse, and communication studies. It primarily focuses on the situational and historical nature of text or talk production, the cognitive and sociocultural processes of language practice/action; and participant-based structures of meaning negotiation and multimodal alignment. It encourages critical debates on these and other relevant issues, spanning not only the theoretical and methodological dimensions of discourse but also their practical and socially relevant outcomes. Articles are in English.

Theoretical Linguistics is a review journal. Each issue has a long target article related to a topic of general linguistic interest, together with several shorter reactions, comments and reflections on it. With this format, the journal aims to stimulate discussion in linguistics and adjacent fields of study, in particular across schools of different theoretical orientations. Articles are in English.