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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Ideological Stances in Yoruba Nation Secessionist Discourse in Nigerian Virtual Communities13
Editorial November 202510
Women and Kaaps10
The Decolonisation of African Languages: Insights from Southern Africa9
Exploring Euphemisms as Taboo Avoidance Strategies in the Mabia Languages7
Mapping Patterns of Ideologies in Nigeria’s Socio-political Discourse: Evidence from Herdsmen Discourse7
Twisting Traditional Proverbs to Suit a Pandemic Situation: A Study of COVID-19 Postproverbials among the Nzema7
What Constitutes Success in a Language Revitalisation Initiative? Views from the Kalanga Speech Community6
Language Planning and Policy: Ideologies, Ethnicities, and Semiotic Spaces of Power , edited by Ashraf Abdelhay, Sinfree Makoni, and Cristine Severo6
Attitudes towards Portuguese, Indigenous Languages, and Code-Switching in Mozambique: A Matched-Guise Study6
A Pragma-Rhetorical Analysis of Speeches of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on COVID-194
Riding on Slogans and Mottos: Bicycle Taxis as Mobile Bodies of Meaning in Malawi4
Discourse Tactic(s) in Police-Suspect Interactions in Ibadan, Nigeria3
Voices in Selected Comments of Obiageli Ezekwesili on the #BringBackOurGirls Protest3
Material Evaluation of Communicative Competence in a Setswana Beginner Language Learning Course3
The Development of Academic and Plain English Parallel Word Lists and Subtitles for Undergraduate Students3
Indigenous Languages in an Online Space: Translanguaging for Visibilisation of Multilingualism and Multisemiotic Modes3
A Critical Appraisal Study of Gender-Based Violence Discourse on Nairaland Digital Community2
An Analysis of Selected Supreme Court Rulings on Human Rights Violation in Nigeria2
Discourse-Pragmatic Borrowing in South African English2
Editorial2
Assessing the Relevance of the 1992 Namibian Language in Education Policy (NLiEP) Document2
30 Years On2
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