Language and Linguistics papers

Pofolia’s corpus holds 111 papers from Language and Linguistics (2009–2026), each with a short summary. Below, the 20 most-cited, then the most recently added.

At a glance

• Most cited: One size fits all? What counts as quality practice in (reflexive) thematic analysis? (2020, 8,571 citations).
• The 20 papers listed have 62,283 citations between them.
• 2 of the 2 with a known journal quartile appeared in a Q1 journal.
• 2 have a free full text (open access).
• Most frequent journals: Oxford University Press eBooks, The MIT Press eBooks, Bloomsbury eBooks.
• Published between 2012 and 2025.

Most cited

Ranked by citation count. Because citations accumulate over time, this list naturally leans towards work published a few years ago; for where the field is now, see “recently added”. How to read the signals

• One size fits all? What counts as quality practice in (reflexive) thematic analysis?

  Qualitative Research in Psychology · 2020 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 2376.04 · 8,571 citations

  Developing a universal quality standard for thematic analysis (TA) is complicated by its many different versions, yet editors and reviewers often wrongly demand 'coding reliability measures' as a universal requirement.

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• The Minimalist Program

  The MIT Press eBooks · 2014 · FWCI 300.28 · 8,130 citations

  Noam Chomsky's 1995 book, "The Minimalist Program," presents a foundational framework for linguistic theory within the cognitive sciences, proposing a new research program based on Universal Grammar as an optimal computational system.

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• Principles of Pragmatics

  2016 · FWCI 312.38 · 4,990 citations

  This work presents pragmatics as the study of how utterances derive meaning within specific contexts and conditions.

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• Staying with the trouble: making kin in the Chthulucene

  Gender Place & Culture · 2017 · Q1 · 3,988 citations

  This paper argues for a radical rethinking of human relationships with the non-human world, proposing new ways of "making kin" to foster multispecies survival in the face of ecological crisis.

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• Sociocultural Theory and Second Language Learning

  2013 · FWCI 1569.89 · 3,882 citations

  Sociocultural Theory (SCT), originating from Vygotsky, posits that human mental functioning is a culturally mediated process, with language being the primary tool. Development occurs through participation in social and institutional contexts.

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• Longman Dictionary of Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics

  2013 · FWCI 205.90 · 3,498 citations

  The 4th edition of the Longman Dictionary of Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics is now available, featuring over 350 new entries and revised definitions for enhanced comprehensiveness.

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• Verb Movement, Universal Grammar, and the Structure of IP, 1989

  2013 · 3,470 citations

  This chapter proposes that systematic syntactic differences between French and English in negation, questions, adverbs, and quantification stem from a single parameter: the 'opacity' or 'transparency' of Agreement (Agr).

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• Course in General Linguistics

  Bloomsbury eBooks · 2013 · FWCI 71.35 · 2,732 citations

  Ferdinand de Saussure's posthumously published 'Course in General Linguistics' is a foundational text that introduced structuralism, profoundly influencing diverse fields like philosophy, psychoanalysis, anthropology, and linguistics.

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• Teaching and Researching: Motivation

  2013 · FWCI 148.80 · 2,434 citations

  This revised edition of a foundational work updates the understanding of language learner motivation, incorporating recent shifts in research methodologies and the impact of language globalization.

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• Relations in Public. Microstudies of the Public Order

  J.B. Metzler eBooks · 2022 · FWCI 664.19 · 2,140 citations

  This book, 'Relations in Public' (1971), marks a pivotal point in Erving Goffman's work, shifting from open, everyday sociology towards more theoretical and linguistic approaches.

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• The ethnographic interview

  2019 · FWCI 545.22 · 2,132 citations

  This chapter details the ethnographic interview as a data collection method, tracing its origins in sociology and anthropology and its expansion due to the interpretive turn.

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• A Minimalist Program for Linguistic Theory

  The MIT Press eBooks · 2014 · FWCI 413.15 · 2,071 citations

  This chapter outlines a Minimalist Program for linguistic theory, building on principles-and-parameters models with a focus on economy of derivation and representation.

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• Halliday's Introduction to Functional Grammar

  2013 · FWCI 52.02 · 2,036 citations

  This fourth edition of Halliday's Introduction to Functional Grammar provides a fully updated and revised explanation of systemic functional grammar, designed for understanding and application across various contexts.

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• Lexical-functional syntax

  2015 · FWCI 513.52 · 1,983 citations

  This work presents a comprehensive framework for lexical-functional syntax, detailing its architecture from universal grammar to phrase structure variation and functional structures.

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• Information structure in discourse: Towards an integrated formal theory of pragmatics

  Semantics and Pragmatics · 2012 · FWCI 484.04 · 1,902 citations · Open access

  A new framework models discourse as a game where context is a scoreboard of 'questions under discussion', integrated with dynamic compositional semantics.

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• The Oxford Handbook of Construction Grammar

  Oxford University Press eBooks · 2013 · FWCI 60.56 · 1,720 citations

  This handbook offers a comprehensive overview of Construction Grammar, detailing its theoretical underpinnings, diverse applications in linguistic analysis, and connections to other fields.

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• Constructionalization and Constructional Changes

  Oxford University Press eBooks · 2013 · FWCI 47.66 · 1,684 citations

  This book proposes a constructionalist approach to language change, viewing it as a network of interconnected grammatical and lexical constructions that evolve through usage over time.

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• Social Linguistics and Literacies

  2015 · FWCI 75.08 · 1,655 citations

  This fifth edition of 'Social Linguistics and Literacies' provides a foundational overview of sociocultural approaches to language and literacy, central to the 'New Literacy Studies' field.

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• Identity and Language Learning

  Multilingual Matters eBooks · 2013 · FWCI 37.74 · 1,636 citations

  This book introduces a poststructuralist view of identity as fluid and contested, arguing it's crucial for understanding language learning, particularly for immigrant women in Canada.

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• Negation in English and other languages

  2025 · FWCI 785.11 · 1,629 citations · Open access

  Otto Jespersen's classic study, now re-edited, comprehensively analyzes the forms, functions, and historical development of negative expressions across Germanic and Romance languages, revealing coherent patterns and language-specific variations.

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Recently added

• The philosophy of biolinguistics: a perspectival approach

  European Journal for Philosophy of Science · 2026 · Q1 · SJR 1.00

  This paper proposes a perspectival realism framework to analyze biolinguistics, suggesting it could be recognized as a distinct discipline or interfield theory.

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• Extended Responses in Asynchronous Video Interviews: Investigating Antecedents, Content, and Consequences

  International Journal of Selection and Assessment · 2026 · Q1 · SJR 1.00

  In asynchronous video interviews (AVIs), over 75% of participants produced extended responses (speaking after a closure point), influenced by longer time limits and lack of feedback, but these responses were linked to lower performance and persuasiveness ratings.

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• Regressive transfer of metacognitive writing strategies from English (L3) to Standard Arabic (L1) among trilingual university students: a quasi-experimental study

  International Journal of Multilingualism · 2026 · Q1 · SJR 1.00

  Explicit instruction in metacognitive writing strategies (MCWSs) in English (L3) improved argumentative writing performance in both English and Standard Arabic (L1) among trilingual university students, demonstrating a regressive transfer of these strategies from L3 to L1.

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• Harnessing Dual Memory Systems: A Balanced Approach to Explicit and Implicit Reading Instruction for Young EFL Learners

  Reading Psychology · 2026 · Q1

  A balanced approach to young EFL reading instruction combines explicit (declarative memory) and implicit (procedural memory) learning, leveraging distinct brain systems for optimal acquisition.

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• A Machine-Learning-Based Diagnosis of English Language Anxiety Among Rural High School Students in a Non-Native English-Speaking Country

  Human-Centric Intelligent Systems · 2026 · Q1

  A Decision Tree model achieved 99.36% accuracy in diagnosing English Language Anxiety (ELA) among rural Bangladeshi high school students using only academic and demographic data, not FLCAS scores.

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• Assessment language and equity in multilingual classrooms: Evidence from reading proficiency assessment in Ghana

  Studies In Educational Evaluation · 2026 · Q1 · SJR 1.00

  In Ghana, multilingual students performed significantly higher on reading proficiency tests administered in their local languages (Asante Twi, Ewe, Dagbani) compared to English and French, indicating assessment language equity issues.

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• Towards an interdisciplinary definition of pragmatics

  Pragmatics and Society · 2026 · Q1

  A new definition unifies pragmatics as the study of how language users negotiate context-dependent, socially situated meaning through intentional, inferential, and rule-mediated communication.

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• The Topicalization Comparative Construction—Evidence from Sinitic and Beyond

  Languages · 2026 · Q1

  This paper identifies and analyzes topicalization comparatives, a subtype of comparative construction marked by a fronted topic and an obligatory standard of comparison, drawing on data from Nyanja, Malay, and Sinitic languages.

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