Journal of Linguistic Anthropology

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology
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Title	Journal of Linguistic Anthropology
Discipline	Linguistic anthropology
Abbreviation	J. Linguist. Anthropol.
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Anthropological Association
Country	United States
History	1990–present
Frequency	Quarterly
Issn	0838-6565

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes research at the intersection of anthropology and linguistics through ethnographic, theoretical, and applied studies. It serves as a venue for scholarship connecting fieldwork in places such as Amazon rainforest, Papua New Guinea, Siberia, Tibet with debates associated with figures like Franz Boas, Edward Sapir, Roman Jakobson, Dell Hymes, and institutions such as the American Anthropological Association, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, University of California, Berkeley, and University of Oxford. Contributors often engage with intellectual traditions linked to Prague School, Chicago School (sociology), Manchester School (anthropology), Harvard University, and research programs at Smithsonian Institution, British Museum, Yale University, and University of Chicago.

History

The journal was established in 1990 amid disciplinary shifts influenced by debates involving scholars connected to Harvard University, University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, and University of Toronto. Early editorial conversations referenced methodological legacies from Franz Boas, Edward Sapir, and Bronisław Malinowski and dialogued with contemporaneous projects at Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, School of Oriental and African Studies, Australian National University, and University of Sydney. Over time the journal reflected thematic turns paralleling conferences at venues like the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, symposia organized by Society for Linguistic Anthropology, and collaborative grants from organizations such as the National Science Foundation and European Research Council. Notable contributors have included scholars affiliated with Columbia University, Princeton University, Dartmouth College, Cornell University, and research centers like the Wittgenstein Centre and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

Scope and Editorial Focus

The journal emphasizes ethnographic and theoretical work on language practices in communities studied in regions such as Amazon rainforest, Andes, Southeast Asia, West Africa, Polynesia, Central Asia, and urban contexts including New York City, London, Tokyo, São Paulo, and Delhi. It foregrounds engagement with intellectual lineages tied to Dell Hymes, Michael Silverstein, Marianne Mithun, Elinor Ochs, William Labov, and archival projects at institutions like the Library of Congress, British Library, and Smithsonian Institution. Article topics intersect with case studies on language ideologies discussed at meetings hosted by Linguistic Society of America, International Congress of Linguists, and specialized workshops at Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics and Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales. Editorial priorities have included interdisciplinary dialogues with scholars from Princeton University, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Michigan, and collaborative networks spanning University of Cambridge and University of Oxford.

Publication and Access

Published quarterly by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Anthropological Association, the journal issues research articles, review essays, and special thematic forums coordinated with panels at the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting and conferences such as the Linguistic Society of America Meeting and Society for Linguistic Anthropology workshops. Institutional subscriptions and individual memberships via the American Anthropological Association provide access alongside digital distribution through platforms used by libraries at Harvard University, Yale University, University of California system, Oxford University, and Cambridge University. Special issues have been produced in collaboration with editorial partners from University of Chicago, Columbia University, Australian National University, and funding agencies including the National Endowment for the Humanities and National Science Foundation.

Abstracting and Indexing

The journal is indexed in bibliographic databases and abstracting services used by researchers at repositories like JSTOR, Scopus, Web of Science, Anthropology Plus, and library catalogs at Library of Congress, British Library, Royal Anthropological Institute. It appears in citation listings consulted by scholars at Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Smithsonian Institution, Institute of Linguistics (Russian Academy of Sciences), and universities including University of Chicago, Columbia University, and University of California, Berkeley.

Impact and Reception

The journal is cited in work by scholars associated with William Labov, Dell Hymes, Michael Silverstein, Marianne Mithun, Elinor Ochs, and appears in syllabi at departments across University of California, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Harvard University, and Yale University. Its influence extends into policy discussions referenced by organizations such as UNESCO, language revitalization programs in collaboration with Endangered Language Alliance, and fieldwork-informed projects supported by the National Science Foundation and European Research Council. Reviews and responses have been published in outlets linked to American Anthropologist, Language, Anthropological Linguistics, and debate forums at meetings of the Linguistic Society of America and Society for Linguistic Anthropology.

Category:Linguistics journals Category:Anthropology journals