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Language

Language is the structured, rule-governed system of symbols and conventions through which humans represent meaning and communicate, comprising phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. As the central object of linguistic inquiry, it can be studied as an abstract formal system, as a cognitive capacity…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 25× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2998-4122 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Language is the structured, rule-governed system of symbols and conventions through which humans represent meaning and communicate, comprising phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. As the central object of linguistic inquiry, it can be studied as an abstract formal system, as a cognitive capacity underpinning acquisition and processing, and as situated social practice realized in speech, writing, and other modalities. Core subfields address how sounds and signs combine into words and sentences (grammatical structure and syntactic complexity), how meaning is constructed and interpreted, and how usage varies across speakers, registers, and cultures. Applied and empirical strands include second-language learning and writing quality, contrastive and cross-cultural analysis, translation and the adaptation and validation of instruments across languages, and the documentation and description of lesser-studied languages. Computational and quantitative methods, including stylometry and authorship analysis, examine measurable patterns in texts, while literary and rhetorical perspectives consider figurative, poetic, and persuasive uses of language. Language Research at this journal encompasses descriptive, theoretical, and applied work spanning syntax and writing, sociolinguistic and cross-cultural variation, language documentation, and text-analytic methodology, reflecting the breadth of how linguistic form and function are analyzed and how meaning is produced and exchanged across communities and contexts.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2018

Webies in Cyberspace

Safranj JelisavetaCorresponding author
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Serbia and Montenegro.
Exact topic Language Research doi:10.14302/issn.2998-4122.jlr-18-2015
2019

Neuroscience Theories, Hypothesis and Approaches to ASD Physiopathology. A Review

OJ CastejónCorresponding author
Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas “Drs. Orlando Castejón and Haydee Viloria de Castejón” e Instituto de Neurociencias Clínicas, Fundación Castejón, San Rafael Clinical Home. Maracaibo. Venezuela.
Exact topic Neurological Research and Therapy Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2470-5020.jnrt-19-2974

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 25 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Language Research (ISSN 2998-4122).

Journal editorial board
Marcel Pikhart · Czech Republic Óscar Navarro · Spain

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