Journal overview

T&F no longer publishes this journal from 2021.

The Journal of World Languages explores the linguistic, communicative, and socio-cultural implications of the global spread of major languages and the impact this is having on the world's linguistic mapping. The number of languages which now qualify as a world language is increasing. The Journal of World Languages encourages studies of the roles of education, the media, the economy, etc. in contributing to the growth of a world language, and the significant effects this phenomenon is having in both social and ecological contexts.

The Journal of World Languages is a cross-disciplinary journal whose coverage includes but is not limited to the following research areas:

- Discourse analysis

- Translation studies

- Functional linguistics

- Language teaching

- Ecolinguistics

- Language policy

- Sociolinguistics, language variations, and dialectology

Peer Review Integrity

All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double-blind and submission is via Editorial Manager .

Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.

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