Language Matters

Papers
(The TQCC of Language Matters is 1. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Ideological Stances in Yoruba Nation Secessionist Discourse in Nigerian Virtual Communities8
The Decolonisation of African Languages: Insights from Southern Africa8
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 Community7
Mapping Patterns of Ideologies in Nigeria’s Socio-political Discourse: Evidence from Herdsmen Discourse7
Language Planning and Policy: Ideologies, Ethnicities, and Semiotic Spaces of Power , edited by Ashraf Abdelhay, Sinfree Makoni, and Cristine Severo7
Attitudes of Educated Nigerians towards Varieties of English7
Riding on Slogans and Mottos: Bicycle Taxis as Mobile Bodies of Meaning in Malawi6
Exploring Euphemisms as Taboo Avoidance Strategies in the Mabia Languages5
A Pragma-Rhetorical Analysis of Speeches of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on COVID-194
The Development of Academic and Plain English Parallel Word Lists and Subtitles for Undergraduate Students4
Voices in Selected Comments of Obiageli Ezekwesili on the #BringBackOurGirls Protest3
Encounters with Xenophobia: Language Learning Experiences of Cameroonian and Nigerian Migrants in South Africa3
Discourse Tactic(s) in Police-Suspect Interactions in Ibadan, Nigeria3
Material Evaluation of Communicative Competence in a Setswana Beginner Language Learning Course3
30 Years On2
An Analysis of Selected Supreme Court Rulings on Human Rights Violation in Nigeria2
Indigenous Languages in an Online Space: Translanguaging for Visibilisation of Multilingualism and Multisemiotic Modes2
Editorial2
A Critical Appraisal Study of Gender-Based Violence Discourse on Nairaland Digital Community1
Early Multilingualism and Bi/Multilingual Education in Tanzanian Primary Schools: Teachers’ Perceptions1
Editorial1
Lexical Variation in Regional Modern Standard Arabic1
Assessing the Relevance of the 1992 Namibian Language in Education Policy (NLiEP) Document1
The Linguistic Landscape of Places of Worship in Accra: Religion and Multilingualism in Ghana1
Tomorrow May Not Be Yours: Military Slang and Jargon as Linguistic Performance in Nigeria1
Intercultural Communicative Competence of Chinese Language Learners in the Democratic Republic of the Congo1
Linguistic Marginalisation and Multilingual Policy Gaps: African Language Speakers’ University Experiences Explored1
Discourse-Pragmatic Borrowing in South African English1
Foundation Phase Teachers’ Experiences with Teaching Xhosa Home Language to Baca-Speaking Learners in Umzimkhulu1
Speaking Venda in Public: Venda Youths’ Perception of Their L1 in Soshanguve1
Obstacles and Challenges Confronting Tonga Revitalisation in Zimbabwe1
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