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International Journal of the Sociology of Language· 2026Q1

Concluding reflections on the study of language conflict in historical sociolinguistics

Jeroen Darquennes

Short summary

This commentary proposes new analytical directions to sharpen the focus on language conflict and advance historical sociolinguistics.

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  • The commentary situates contributions within the literature on language conflict.
  • It proposes new analytical directions for studying language conflict.
  • The aim is to sharpen the analytical focus on language conflict.
  • The work seeks to advance historical sociolinguistics as a field.

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Abstract

Abstract Apart from situating the contributions to this special issue within the broader literature on language conflict, this commentary also outlines a number of tentative directions that may help bring the phenomenon of language conflict into sharper analytical focus and further develop historical sociolinguistics as a vibrant branch of sociolinguistics.

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Field: Linguistics and Language

Linguistics and LanguageSocial Sciences