Language Matters

Papers
(The TQCC of Language Matters is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Editorial November 202514
The Decolonisation of African Languages: Insights from Southern Africa12
Ideological Stances in Yoruba Nation Secessionist Discourse in Nigerian Virtual Communities10
Women and Kaaps9
Mapping Patterns of Ideologies in Nigeria’s Socio-political Discourse: Evidence from Herdsmen Discourse8
Exploring Euphemisms as Taboo Avoidance Strategies in the Mabia Languages6
Twisting Traditional Proverbs to Suit a Pandemic Situation: A Study of COVID-19 Postproverbials among the Nzema6
Attitudes towards Portuguese, Indigenous Languages, and Code-Switching in Mozambique: A Matched-Guise Study4
Language Planning and Policy: Ideologies, Ethnicities, and Semiotic Spaces of Power , edited by Ashraf Abdelhay, Sinfree Makoni, and Cristine Severo4
Riding on Slogans and Mottos: Bicycle Taxis as Mobile Bodies of Meaning in Malawi4
What Constitutes Success in a Language Revitalisation Initiative? Views from the Kalanga Speech Community4
A Pragma-Rhetorical Analysis of Speeches of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on COVID-193
Voices in Selected Comments of Obiageli Ezekwesili on the #BringBackOurGirls Protest3
The Development of Academic and Plain English Parallel Word Lists and Subtitles for Undergraduate Students3
Material Evaluation of Communicative Competence in a Setswana Beginner Language Learning Course2
Assessing the Relevance of the 1992 Namibian Language in Education Policy (NLiEP) Document2
The Linguistic Landscape of Places of Worship in Accra: Religion and Multilingualism in Ghana2
Discourse-Pragmatic Borrowing in South African English2
30 Years On2
Review of Van tegniek tot amptelike taal: Die opkoms van Suid-Afrikaanse Gebaretaal as ’n twaalfde amptelike taal van Suid-Afrika, 1977–2023 , by Theodor2
An Exploration of the Marginalisation of Tshwao Through Postcolonial Policy2
Editorial2
An Analysis of Selected Supreme Court Rulings on Human Rights Violation in Nigeria2
A Critical Appraisal Study of Gender-Based Violence Discourse on Nairaland Digital Community2
Linguistic Marginalisation and Multilingual Policy Gaps: African Language Speakers’ University Experiences Explored2
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