Check out cutting-edge research from the LSA's flagship journal!  The latest issue includes articles on the roots of verbal meaning, using recursive programs for phonological analysis, lingua francas as lexical donors, the reconstruction of the evolution of Indo-European grammar, and more.

The September 2021 issue of Language is available online at Project MUSE. Please see the Table of Contents below, with clickable links to the latest research published in our flagship journal. To read the articles, you will need to be logged in using your institution's online credentials or the Project MUSE login portal for LSA members.

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States and changes of state: A crosslinguistic study of the roots of verbal meaning

John BeaversMichael EverdellKyle JerroHenri KauhanenAndrew Koontz-GarbodenElise LeBovidgeStephen Nichols

pp. 439-484

DOI: 10.1353/lan.2021.0044  free access

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States and changes of state: A crosslinguistic study of the roots of verbal meaning: Supplementary material

John BeaversMichael EverdellKyle JerroHenri KauhanenAndrew Koontz-GarbodenElise LeBovidgeStephen Nichols

DOI: 10.1353/lan.2021.0059  restricted access

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Computational universals in linguistic theory: Using recursive programs for phonological analysis

Jane ChandleeAdam Jardine

pp. 485-519

DOI: 10.1353/lan.2021.0045  restricted access

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Lingua francas as lexical donors: Evidence from Daghestan

Michael DanielIlia ChechuroSamira VerheesNina Dobrushina

pp. 520-560

DOI: 10.1353/lan.2021.0046  restricted access

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Lingua francas as lexical donors: Evidence from Daghestan: Supplementary material

Michael DanielIlia ChechuroSamira VerheesNina Dobrushina

DOI: 10.1353/lan.2021.0057  open access

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Reconstructing the evolution of Indo-European grammar

Gerd CarlingChundra Cathcart

pp. 561-598

DOI: 10.1353/lan.2021.0047  free access

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Reconstructing the evolution of Indo-European grammar: Supplementary material

Gerd CarlingChundra Cathcart

DOI: 10.1353/lan.2021.0058  open access

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Asymmetries in the processing of affixed words in Bengali

Hilary S. Z. WynneSandra KotzorBeinan ZhouSwetlana SchusterAditi Lahiri

pp. 599-628

DOI: 10.1353/lan.2021.0048  free access

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Perspectives (Online-only)

Autism, constructionism, and nativism

Mikhail Kissine

pp. e139-e160

DOI: 10.1353/lan.2021.0055  free access

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Responses to Kissine

Moving beyond binaries: Appreciating the complexities of autism and language learning (Response to Kissine)

Sudha ArunachalamJonet ArtisRhiannon Luyster

pp. e161-e168

DOI: 10.1353/lan.2021.0056  free access

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The constructionist approach offers a useful lens on language learning in autistic individuals: Response to Kissine

Adele E. GoldbergKirsten Abbot-Smith

pp. e169-e183

DOI: 10.1353/lan.2021.0035  free access

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Where next for pragmatics and mind reading? A situation-based view (Response to Kissine)

Napoleon KatsosClara Andrés-Roqueta

pp. e184-e197

DOI: 10.1353/lan.2021.0036  free access

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Pragmatics and mind reading: The puzzle of autism (Response to Kissine)

Diana MazzarellaIra Noveck

pp. e198-e210

DOI: 10.1353/lan.2021.0037  free access

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Autistic identity and language learning: Response to Kissine

Chelsea McCracken

pp. e211-e217

DOI: 10.1353/lan.2021.0038  free access

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Pragmatics is not a monolithic phenomenon, and neither is theory of mind: Response to Kissine

Irene MognonIris ScholtenVera HukkerPetra Hendriks

pp. e218-e227

DOI: 10.1353/lan.2021.0039  free access

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Facing the complexity of language in autism (Response to commentators)

Mikhail Kissine

pp. e228-e237

DOI: 10.1353/lan.2021.0040  free access

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Teaching Linguistics (Online-only)

The dominant school language narrative: Unpacking English teachers' language ideologies

Mike MetzHeather Knight

pp. e238-e256

DOI: 10.1353/lan.2021.0041  free access

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Research Report (Online-only)

Paradigmatic saturation in Nuer

Matthew BaermanIrina Monich

pp. e257-e275

DOI: 10.1353/lan.2021.0042  free access

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Reply (Online-only)

What categorial ambiguity doesn't tell us about crossed control: Commentary on Jeoung 2020

Jozina Vander KlokIleana Paul

pp. e276-e292

DOI: 10.1353/lan.2021.0043  restricted access

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Reviews

Language unlimited: The science behind our most creative power by David Adger (review)

Andreas Trotzke

pp. 629-635

DOI: 10.1353/lan.2021.0049  restricted access

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Bilingual grammar: Toward an integrated model by Luis López (review)

Artemis Alexiadou

pp. 635-640

DOI: 10.1353/lan.2021.0050  restricted access

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Niuean: Predicates and arguments in an isolating language by Diane Massam (review)

David J. Medeiros

pp. 640-643

DOI: 10.1353/lan.2021.0051  restricted access

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Form and formalism in linguistics ed. by James McElvenny (review)

Margaret Thomas

pp. 643-648

DOI: 10.1353/lan.2021.0052  restricted access

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A phonological history of Chinese by Zhongwei Shen (review)

Hongyuan Dong

pp. 648-651

DOI: 10.1353/lan.2021.0053  restricted access

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Recent Publications

Recent Publications

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DOI: 10.1353/lan.2021.0054  restricted access

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