Language Variation and Change

Last updated ISSN 0954-3945

Language Variation and Change is published by Cambridge University Press in social sciences. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $3,550.

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PublisherCambridge University Press
ISSN0954-3945, 1469-8021
Subject areaSocial Sciences
AccessSubscription
Article processing charge$3,550
Indexed inWeb of Science — Arts & Humanities Citation Index · Scopus
Articles published707
Publishing since1989
Journal websitewww.cambridge.org/core/journals/language-variation-a

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