Language in Society
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Language and Society is a peer-reviewed
Peer review
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 academic journal
Academic journal
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 of sociolinguistics
Sociolinguistics
Sociolinguistics is the descriptive study of the effect of any and all aspects of society, including cultural norms, expectations, and context, on the way language is used, and the effects of language use on society...

. It was established in 1972 and is published five times a year by Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press
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. The current editor in chief
Editor in chief
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 is Barbara Johnstone (Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
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). It has a circulation of 1900.

According to the Journal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports
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, the journal's 2009 impact factor
Impact factor
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 is 1.341, ranking it 19th out of 92 journals in the category "Linguistics," and 25th out of 114 journals in the category "Sociology."

Aims and scope

The journal treats language and communication in the context of social life. Apart from sociolinguistics, its scope encompasses also related fields, such as linguistic anthropology
Linguistic anthropology
Linguistic anthropology is the interdisciplinary study of how language influences social life. It is a branch of anthropology that originated from the endeavor to document endangered languages, and has grown over the past 100 years to encompass almost any aspect of language structure and...

. Taking an international perspective, the journal aims at encouraging discussion among researchers and disciplines.
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