Journals
Discourse & Society is
a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal whose major aim is to publish outstanding research at the boundaries of discourse
analysis and the social sciences. It focuses on explicit theory formation and analysis of the relationships between the
structures of text, talk, language use, verbal interaction or communication, on the one hand, and societal, political or
cultural micro- and macrostructures and cognitive social representations, on the other hand. That is, D&S studies society
through discourse and discourse through an analysis of its socio-political and cultural functions or implications. Its contributions
are based on advanced theory formation and methodologies of several disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.
Critical Discourse Studies
has been established in response to the proliferation of critical discourse studies across the social sciences and humanities.
We will consider for publication papers that meet the needs of scholars in diverse disciplines and areas of study which
develop critical perspectives on the relationship between discourse and social dynamics. Relevant areas and disciplines
include: anthropology, communication, linguistics, sociology, politics, political economy, education, psychology, media
studies, geography, urban studies, cultural studies, management studies, literary studies, history, technology studies, legal
studies, philosophy, gender studies, migration studies, ethnic studies and others. We also welcome papers which connect
critical academic research with practical concerns and agendas, including those of activist and grassroots political movements.
The Journal of Language and Politics
(JLP) represents a forum for analysing and discussing the various dimensions in the interplay of language and politics.
The basic assumption is that the language of politics cannot be separated from the politics of language.
The notion of 'Political Discourse' does not remain limited to the 'institutional' field of politics (e.g.
parliamentary discourse, election campaigns, party programmes, speeches, etc.) but opens to all linguistic manifestations
that may be considered to be political, provided that it is convincingly argued what makes them 'political'. In
order to illuminate new and old forms of political discourses inter- and transdisciplinary perspectives and elaborated linguistic
methodologies have to complement each other.
Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis
across Disciplines aims to promote all approaches to critical discourse research within the humanities and
social sciences. The journal therefore welcomes papers from Critical Discourse Analysis as well as other 'critical'
strands of Applied Linguistics, Communication Studies, Media Studies, Discursive Psychology, Sociology and Political Science.
We publish papers which investigate, from a 'critical' perspective, contemporary discourse and genres in social,
political, public and professional communication. In this context, we are especially interested in papers which highlight
and apply new or alternative theoretical and methedological frameworks for critical discourse research or which assess current
methods and assumptions.
Language and Cognition
is the journal of the UK Cognitive Linguistics Association. It is a venue for the publication of high quality peer-reviewed
research of a theoretical and/or empirical/experimental nature, focusing on the interface between language and cognition.
It is open to research from the full range of subject disciplines, theoretical backgrounds, and analytical frameworks that
populate the language and cognitive sciences, on a wide range of topics. Research published in the journal adopts an interdisciplinary,
comparative, multi-methodological approach to the study of language and cognition and their intersection.
