Language Problems and Language Planning

Main information
Editor-in-Chief
ORCID logoFrançois Grin | Université de Genève | editor-in-chief-lplp at unige.ch
Editor
ORCID logoMichele Gazzola | Ulster University
Book Review Editor
ORCID logoLisa J. McEntee-Atalianis | Birkbeck, University of London
Editor Emeritus
Humphrey Tonkin | University of Hartford

Language Problems and Language Planning (LPLP) is a peer-reviewed international and multilingual journal which focuses on language issues and the challenges they raise for contemporary societies at various levels and for various actors, with a particular emphasis on how these issues are addressed and processed through language policies.
LPLP cultivates a strongly interdisciplinary spirit. Scholars from the full range of the social sciences and humanities are invited to submit work that contextualizes and analyzes the ways in which language functions in modern societies, particularly as an object of regulation, management, and contestation. LPLP therefore welcomes work from a wide array of disciplines, such as (but not limited to) political science, policy analysis, public administration, economics, normative political theory, psychology, geography, history and law.
A clear language policy angle, however, remains indispensable. Various specialties in applied linguistics, in particular sociolinguistics or other approaches to “language in society,” are prominently represented in submissions to the journal. This can extend to literary studies and general linguistics. On the other hand, LPLP does not normally carry, for example, pieces devoted strictly to pedagogy and language learning. While case studies of particular national or regional issues are welcome, preference is given to work offering generalisable insights of relevance across diverse contexts.
LPLP is particularly interested in papers combining a strong theoretical approach with high standards of empirical treatment. Knowledge claims are expected to display high standards of scientific rigour, including close attention to the definition of concepts and assumptions, methodological transparency, and the reliability and verifiability of data. Given the journal’s interdisciplinary scope, all authors are requested to explain their work in a way that is accessible to curious, open-minded scholars from any discipline in the social sciences and humanities.
LPLP maintains a longstanding interest in interlinguistics, encompassing all planned languages and questions arising from their development and use. A specific section of the journal is devoted to historical and contemporary aspects of interlinguistics, including but not limited to Esperanto. The same criteria of rigour and interdisciplinarity apply.

LPLP publishes its articles Online First.

ISSN: 0272-2690 | E-ISSN: 1569-9889
DOI logo
https://doi.org/10.1075/lplp
Latest articles

14 March 2024

  • Besmir Fidahić . 2021. Linguistic Justice at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
    Reviewed by Robert Phillipson
  • 16 January 2024

  • Tove Skutnabb-Kangas : (1940-2023)
    LPLP 47:3 (2023) pp. 231–232
  • 8 January 2024

  • Standardization and vitality : The role of linguistic purism in preventing extinction
    Rhianwen Daniel | LPLP 47:2 (2023) pp. 182–207
  • Visibility and (re)vitalization : The case of Asturian language in Asturias, Spain
    Patricia Gubitosi Paola Medina González | LPLP 47:2 (2023) pp. 208–229
  • Jurisdictional decentralisation in favour of minority languages
    Fanni Korpics | LPLP 47:2 (2023) pp. 160–181
  • Is minority language use a right or a privilege? European institutions’ contribution to the decline of linguistic diversity
    Csongor István Nagy | LPLP 47:2 (2023) pp. 136–159
  • Language (re)vitalization : What characterizes a sensible policy?
    Bengt-Arne Wickström , Noémi Nagy , Anneliese Rieger-Roschitz Balázs Vizi | LPLP 47:2 (2023) pp. 113–135
  • 3 October 2023

  • Forging a “civil discourse” : Basque studies, ideology, and science in the standardisation of the Basque language, 1900–1936
    Aitor Anduaga | LPLP 47:3 (2023) pp. 256–278
  • Elites, centers and “forces collectives” : Language standardization from Meillet to Gramsci – and beyond
    Stefano Colistra Rocco Walter Ronza | LPLP 47:3 (2023) pp. 279–299
  • Global, glocal or local? The construction of a new identity by peripheral social sciences and humanities journals through translation-mediated bilingual publishing
    Xiangdong Li | LPLP 47:3 (2023) pp. 233–255
  • 3 July 2023

  • Rosemary Salomone . 2022. The rise of English: Global politics and the power of language
    Reviewed by Jane Setter | LPLP 47:3 (2023) pp. 312–315
  • 27 June 2023

  • Lyn Wright Christina Higgins (Eds.). 2021. Diversifying Family Language Policy
    Reviewed by Angie Baily Xiao Lan Curdt-Christiansen | LPLP 47:3 (2023) pp. 305–311
  • Eduardo D. Faingold . 2020. Language Rights and the Law in the European Union
    Reviewed by Zhonghua Wu Le Cheng | LPLP 47:3 (2023) pp. 300–304
  • 23 May 2023

  • Translation policies in times of a pandemic : An intercity comparison
    Kadija Bouyzourn , Rachel Macreadie , Shuxia Zhou , Reine Meylaerts Anthony Pym | LPLP 47:1 (2023) pp. 72–94
  • 10 May 2023

  • Věra Barandovská-Frank . 2020. Interlingvistiko. Enkonduko en la sciencon pri planlingvoj
    Reviewed by Klaus Schubert | LPLP 47:1 (2023) pp. 95–99
  • 20 April 2023

  • Teaching Hebrew as second language in Arab schools in Israel : Policy and identity politics
    Rama Manor Adi Binhas | LPLP 47:1 (2023) pp. 49–71
  • 12 January 2023

  • C. Ó Giollagáin , G. Camshron , P. Moireach , B. Ó Curnáin , I. Caimbeul , B. MacDonald T. Péterváry . 2020. The Gaelic Crisis in the Vernacular Community: a Comprehensive Sociolinguistic Survey of Scottish Gaelic
    Compte rendu par Pierre Foucher | LPLP 46:3 (2022) pp. 354–362
  • 17 November 2022

  • The legal status of languages / ‘languages’ that emerged from Serbo-Croatian : Destabilizing effects of the provisions on the official language
    Ljubica Djordjević | LPLP 46:2 (2022) pp. 146–170
  • Language conflicts and securitization in multilingual societies
    Peter Haslinger | LPLP 46:2 (2022) pp. 131–145
  • When language rights are not enough : Dialogue for reconciliation in post-conflict settings
    Philip McDermott Mairéad Nic Craith | LPLP 46:2 (2022) pp. 171–191
  • Language policies as a conflict prevention tool : The approach and experience of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
    Alessandro Rotta Slava Balan | LPLP 46:2 (2022) pp. 192–224
  • At the intersection of language, conflict, and security : Theoretical and empirical perspectives
    Roberta Medda-Windischer Andrea Carlà | LPLP 46:2 (2022) pp. 113–130
  • Iryna Ulasiuk , Laurenţiu Hadîrcă William Romans (eds.). 2018. Language Policy and Conflict Prevention
    Reviewed by Mattia Zeba | LPLP 46:2 (2022) pp. 225–230
  • 21 October 2022

  • Chaoqun Lian . 2020. Language, Ideology and Sociopolitical Change in the Arabic-speaking World: A study of the discourse of Arabic language academies
    Reviewed by Mariam Aboelezz | LPLP 47:1 (2023) pp. 105–111
  • 17 October 2022

  • Issues in introducing indigenous languages in higher education in Africa : The example of Nigeria
    Taiwo Oloruntoba-Oju Bert van Pinxteren | LPLP 47:1 (2023) pp. 1–23
  • 10 October 2022

  • Interpreting as a part of language planning : A promising opportunity for Breton
    Robert Neal Baxter | LPLP 47:1 (2023) pp. 24–48
  • Between two fires : Linguistic justice vs language policy at a South African higher education institution
    Natasha Ravyse Adriana J. M. van Zyl | LPLP 46:3 (2022) pp. 318–348
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    Linda Cardinal | Université d'Ottawa
    ORCID logoDavid Cassels Johnson | University of Iowa
    Probal Dasgupta | Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
    ORCID logoJean-Marc Dewaele | Birkbeck, University of London
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    Robert Phillipson | Copenhagen Business School (emer.)
    ORCID logoTimothy Reagan | University of Maine, Orono
    Thomas Ricento | University of Calgary (emer.)
    Klaus Schubert | Universität Hildesheim
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    The journal invites articles in line with the journal's aims & scope, as described on the main webpage and in this Editorial Statement , and the List of Topics

    The editors welcome articles in languages other than English.

    Guidelines and general information

    Manuscript submissions are invited in any language. They are normally reviewed anonymously by two competent scholars. When preparing your article for submission to LPLP, please follow these Instructions to Authors.

    Submissions for consideration should be sent to Prof. François Grin, Editor-in-Chief, via the Editorial Manager portal. For additional information about electronic submission, please consult the Short Guide to EM for Authors.

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    François Grin, Editor-in-Chief, editor-in-chief-lplp at unige.ch
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    FTI, University of Geneva, 40 Bd du Pont-d’Arve, CH – 1211 Genève 4, Switzerland

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    Reviewed by Federico Gobbo (Universiteit van Amsterdam)

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    Subjects

    Translation & Interpreting Studies

    Translation Studies

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    LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General