Language, Context and Text | The Social Semiotics Forum

Language, Context and Text: The Social Semiotics Forum (LangCT) is an international, refereed journal with a focus on the use, critique and development of social semiotics as originally proposed by the British linguist M.A.K. Halliday. It is dedicated to new theoretical and empirical work in systemic functional linguistics (SFL) concerning any language. Additionally, there is a deep interest in studies of other modalities that use a social semiotic approach and are directly related to SFL. Social semiotic studies of inter-modal relations between language and other meaning systems are of particular interest, as are transdisciplinary studies in which language use plays a key role.

The journal encourages the presentation and critique of new theoretical proposals through careful scholarly analysis, testing of the implications of proposals and presentation of alternative viewpoints broadly within the SFL framework.

The journal publishes research across a broad range of fields and interests: such as, for example, all strata of language and contexts, academic and professional writing, business communication, computational modeling, healthcare communication, child language development, language and literacy learning, literary studies, second and other language learning, social class effects on language use in institutional settings, studies of ideologies, translation and interpretation, and workplace relations.

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ISSN 2589-7233 | E-ISSN 2589-7241
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/langct

Sample issue: LangCT 1:1

Board

Editors

Xuanwei Peng | Shenzhen University

Geoff Williams | Shenzhen University | geoff.williams

sydney.edu.au

Associate Editors

Nana Jin | Shenzhen University

Jin Wang | Shenzhen University

Review Editor

Diane Potts | Lancaster University

Editorial Board

Wendy L. Bowcher | Sun Yat-sen University

David G. Butt | Macquarie University

Heidi Byrnes | Georgetown University

Chenguang Chang | Sun Yat-sen University

Cecilia Colombi | University of California at Davis

Michael J. Cummings | York University

Yan Fang | Tsinghua University

Zhihui Fang | University of Florida

Lise Fontaine | Cardiff University

Sheena Gardner | Coventry University

Guowen Huang | South China Agricultural University

Rosemary Huisman | University of Sydney

Annabelle Lukin | Macquarie University

J.R. Martin | University of Sydney

Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen | Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Mick O'Donnell | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Kay L. O’Halloran | University of Liverpool

Teresa Oteíza | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Mary J. Schleppegrell | University of Michigan

Erich Steiner | Saarbrucken University

Maite Taboada | Simon Fraser University

Paul J. Thibault | Agder University College

Zhenhua Wang | Shanghai Jiaotong University

Jonathan J. Webster | City University of Hong Kong

Delu Zhang | Tongji University

Yongsheng Zhu | Fudan University

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Current issue: 3:1, available as of February 2021

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Available back-volumes

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Complete backset (Vols. 1‒2; 2019‒2020)	4 issues; 800 pp.	EUR 303.00	EUR 343.00
Volume 2 (2020)	2 issues; 400 pp.	EUR 153.00	EUR 173.00
Volume 1 (2019)	2 issues; 400 pp.	EUR 150.00	EUR 170.00

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The journal welcomes original papers within the aim and scope of the journal.

Manuscripts should be submitted through the journal's online submission and manuscript tracking site.

Please consult the Short Guide to EM for Authors before you submit your paper.

Inquiries should be directed towards the editors at: geoff.williamssydney.edu.au

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