Litteralingua: Journal of Language, Literature and Linguistics is an open-access, peer-reviewed scholarly journal dedicated to advancing research, theory, and critical inquiry in language, literature, linguistics, communication, translation, and language education. It welcomes original studies, critical analyses, theoretical contributions, interdisciplinary research, and innovative scholarly works that examine linguistic, literary, cultural, and communicative practices across diverse contexts. The journal publishes one volume with four issues per year and accepts original research articles, review papers, theoretical essays, literary and textual analyses, case studies, and research notes. Accepted articles beyond the scheduled issue will be included in subsequent releases and may be made available online ahead of print.
All published articles in Litteralingua are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0), which allows users to download, share, reproduce, and adapt the work for non-commercial purposes, provided that proper attribution is given to the original authors and source. The journal is committed to rigorous peer review, academic integrity, ethical scholarship, linguistic and cultural diversity, and global accessibility. It seeks to ensure that published research contributes to the advancement of knowledge, the enrichment of literary and linguistic scholarship, and the improvement of language and communication practices.
The journal provides a global platform for linguists, literary scholars, language educators, translators, communication researchers, cultural critics, students, and other professionals whose work engages with language and literature. It welcomes scholarship that examines local, national, regional, and international linguistic and literary traditions while maintaining methodological rigour and meaningful engagement with contemporary social, cultural, technological, and educational concerns. Litteralingua encourages submissions that offer fresh interpretations, interdisciplinary perspectives, culturally grounded analyses, and evidence-based innovations that may advance theory, teaching, policy, and practice.
Subject Areas
- Language Education and Pedagogy – Research on language teaching and learning, curriculum development, instructional strategies, assessment practices, teacher education, classroom discourse, and learner development.
- Applied Linguistics – Studies on the application of linguistic knowledge to language education, communication, literacy, language policy, translation, professional practice, and real-world language concerns.
- Theoretical and Descriptive Linguistics – Research on phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, discourse, and the systematic description of languages.
- Sociolinguistics and Language in Society – Studies on language variation, multilingualism, language attitudes, identity, social interaction, language choice, linguistic inequality, and the relationship between language and society.
- Literary Studies and Criticism – Critical analyses of poetry, fiction, drama, creative nonfiction, oral literature, and other literary forms using established and emerging theoretical perspectives.
- Comparative and World Literature – Studies that examine literary texts, movements, traditions, and themes across languages, cultures, nations, historical periods, and geographical regions.
- Philippine and Regional Languages and Literatures – Research on Philippine languages, indigenous literatures, regional writing, oral traditions, local narratives, and the preservation and development of linguistic and literary heritage.
- Translation and Interpretation Studies – Research on literary and non-literary translation, interpreting, translation strategies, equivalence, adaptation, localisation, translator education, and the cultural and ethical dimensions of translation.
- Communication, Media, and Discourse – Studies on interpersonal, organisational, public, digital, political, academic, and media communication, including discourse analysis, rhetoric, multimodal communication, and public narratives.
- Literacy and Multiliteracies – Research on reading, writing, academic literacy, digital literacy, media literacy, critical literacy, and the development of literacy practices across educational and social contexts.
- Corpus Linguistics and Language Technology – Studies that use language corpora, computational methods, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and digital tools to investigate linguistic patterns and language use.
- Language Policy, Planning, and Preservation – Research on language governance, language rights, medium of instruction, multilingual policies, language revitalisation, documentation, and the protection of endangered languages.
- Stylistics, Rhetoric, and Textual Analysis – Studies on linguistic and rhetorical features of literary, academic, political, commercial, digital, and other forms of discourse.
- Culture, Identity, and Representation – Research on how language and literature construct, reflect, challenge, and transform cultural identities, social relations, historical experiences, gender roles, and systems of power.
- Interdisciplinary Language and Literary Studies – Scholarship that connects language, literature, and linguistics with education, psychology, sociology, history, philosophy, politics, technology, health, business, and other disciplines.