''Language and Literature'' is a

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that publishes articles in the field of stylistics. The journal's

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is Dan McIntyre (

University of Huddersfield , mottoeng = Thus not for you alone , established = 1825 – Huddersfield Science and Mechanics' Institute1992 – university status , type = Public , endowment = £2.47 million (2015) , chancellor = George W. Buckley , vice_chancel ...

). It has been published since 1992, first by

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and then by

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in association with the

Poetics and Linguistics Association The Poetics and Linguistics Association is an international academic association which exists to promote the research, teaching and learning in the study of linguistic style and the language of literature. The Poetics and Linguistics Association i ...

Scope

''Language and Literature'' covers the latest developments in the theory and practice of stylistics, the linguistic analysis of style in language (particularly in literary texts). It has a broad coverage and offers easy access to cutting edge research in the field.

Abstracting and indexing

''Language and Literature'' is abstracted and indexed in, among other databases,

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, and the

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. According to the ''

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'', its 2018

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is 0.692, ranking it 114 out of 184 journals in the category ‘

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’.

Editorial team

* Dan McIntyre (editor) * Rocío Montoro (assistant editor) * Violeta Sotirova (assistant editor) * Sandrine Sorlin (assistant editor) * Simon Statham (reviews editor)

Previous editors

* Geoff Hall (2010–2016) * Paul Simpson (2004–2009) * Katie Wales (1997–2003) *

Mick Short Michael Henry 'Mick' Short (born 1945) is a British linguist. He is currently an honorary professor at the Department of Linguistics and English Language of Lancaster University, United Kingdom. His research focuses on applied linguistics with a ...

(1992–1996)

History

The journal was originally called ''Parlance'' and was an in-house publication of the

. ''Parlance'' was edited by Mick Short and produced at Lancaster University. Between 1988 and 1992, eight issues were published. In 1992 the journal was contracted to

and its name changed to ''Language and Literature''. When Longman relinquished its journal activities in 1996, the journal was contracted to

. The name ''Parlance'' was revived in 2004 as the title of the newsletter of the

References

External links

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PALA Official Website
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