Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

Papers
(The TQCC of Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Quality assessment of translated isiXhosa public texts7
Sesotho figurative language: Ineffective conversational strategy in commissions of enquiry7
Discourses, Modes, Media and Meaning in an Era of Pandemic: A Multimodal Discourse Analysis ApproachDiscourses, Modes, Media and Meaning in an Era of Pandemic: A Multimodal Discourse Analysis Approach7
Death euphemisms on tombstones: A case of the Vhavenḓa’s metaphorical conceptualisation of death6
The metamorphoses in the exposition of certain isiXhosa words6
A sociolinguistic study of cluster simplification in Nigerian English5
An analysis of linguistic errors in translations of complainants’ sworn statements5
Multilingual pragmatic markers in South African English5
Linguistic complexities of immigrant learners in South African schools: Language policy enablers and constraints for school principals5
An analysis of homonymy and polysemy in Xitsonga4
Vocalic and intervocalic intervals in the speech of educated Idoma speakers of English4
Stigmatisation through metaphors borrowed from religious discourse in the early coverage of HIV and AIDS by the Sesotho press4
The semantics of expressive interjections in Xitsonga4
Imibono yothisha mayelana nezingqinamba zokungathuthuki kwekhono lokufunda ngokuhlolisisa kubafundi besiZulu bolimi lwaseKhaya emabangeni aphezulu KwaZulu-Natali4
False friends: The case of Tshivenḓa and Xitsonga3
Linguistic faces of multilingualism: Billboards and notices in Sesotho sa Leboa3
Merging English Home Language and First Additional Language curricula: Implications for future quality assurance practices3
Cause-effect patterns in the discussion sections of articles in language studies journals: The discourse of scientific explanation across language sub-disciplines3
The link between English language proficiency and academic performance among NC(V) first-year engineering students at a South African TVET college3
Learners’ perceptions of English essay writing problems in northern Namibia: Towards Oshiwambo-English translanguaging discourse in English classrooms3
English lingua franca as a language of learning and teaching in northern Namibia: A report on Oshiwambo teachers' experiences3
Introduction to Corpus LinguisticsIntroduction to Corpus Linguistics, Sandrine Zufferey, ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons, Inc (2020). pp. 258+X, ISBN: 978-1-78630-417-93
An analysis of the impact of section 4(2)(b) of the South African Use of Official Languages Act of 2012 (on previously marginalised indigenous official languages)3
Student reflections on multilingual dubbing and subtitling of instructional videos3
Cross-cultural conceptualisations of schizophrenia in Cameroonian languages3
Translanguaging as an effective pedagogical tool for teaching English second language short stories in selected township high schools2
Syntax in the Treetops2
Exploring translanguaging practices in synchronous and asynchronous online-instructed first-year academic literacy interventions2
The isiZulu translation of biblical weights and measures2
The production of English binomials by Botswana learners of English2
Exploring teachers’ views on factors affecting the teaching of mother tongue: the case of Afaan Oromo2
Grammaticality judgements of tense by young adult speakers of Shona2
Decolonial contestations of multilingualism and translanguaging in English for Academic Purposes: A case of the University of Limpopo2
A multimodal analysis of Nigerian public health awareness posters2
A diachronic study of self-sourced reporting clauses in mechanical engineering and education2
The (re)making of an African language: Revisiting epistemologies for quality assessment practices2
Probing into ESL teachers’ use of translanguaging: Perspectives and operationalisations2
Examining the impact of digital media technology in teaching Igbo to heritage learners2
A linguistic analysis of abbreviations, acronyms and ‘acreviations’ in African languages2
Discourse Processes between Reason and Emotion: A Post-disciplinary Perspective2
Construction Grammar: The Structure of English2
Chemical phonology: Relating phonemes and elements of the chemistry periodic table1
World Englishes: The Local Lives of a Global Language1
Linguistic misconceptions of tautology in the English second language context among student educators1
African Englishes: Contemporary Trends and Sociolinguistic Shifts1
Perception and Metaphor: A Comparative Perspective Between English and Chinese1
Cognitive Linguistics and Religious Language: An Introduction1
A multi-dimensional comparison of L1 and L2 medical research articles1
Kimbu speakers’ attitudes toward language endangerment1
Functional analysis of stance nouns in English Language Teaching research articles1
Exploring intrasectional variations of lexical bundles in medical research articles1
Articles in Zimbabwean English: A corpus-based analysis1
‘You call your teacher zombi ?’: Nicknaming of Tanzanian secondary school teachers1
Pragmatic functions of deixis in Nigerian newspaper editorials1
Translating sports science journals into English: A case study1
Motion events in Changana spoken narrative1
Investigating vocabulary knowledge among English as a Second Language (ESL) learners1
Argumentation in police-suspect interactions in Ibadan, Nigeria1
Using bundle analysis to uncover formulaic language patterns in seminar discussions1
Conventionalised impoliteness in Nigerians’ reactions to the Buhari-led government’s Federal Character Principle1
Systematic scoping review into educational linguistics praxis in language learning and teaching1
Eye Tracking: A Guide for Applied Linguistics Research1
A semantic-pragmatic deconstruction of Blinding Lights by The Weeknd and Bad Guy by Billie Eilish1
Mapping the knowledge structure of pragmatics (1977–2022): A bibliometric analysis1
Explanations in Sociosyntactic Variation1
Multilingualism in Southern Africa: Issues and Perspectives1
Adoption of mixed method designs in applied linguistics research1
The open court principle in Zimbabwe: A language rights perspective1
The influence of Afrikaans on naming among the Basotho of South Africa1
Handling bad news in a male reproductive health clinic: a speech act perspective1
Effects of bilingualism on the cognitive development of selected Nigerian University undergraduates1
Toxicity in gendered Sepedi proverbs: A textual analysis1
Translation and translators in the eyes of literary reviewers: A content analysis of book reviews of literary works translated into English1
Language Policy in Action1
Reinforcing or challenging stereotypes? Uncovering Africa’s image in the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary1
Developing an academic word list for mathematics research articles: A corpus-based approach1
Die verband tussen kontekstuele en buitetekstuele faktore en verbruikers se omgang met gewone taal1
A critical view of National Senior Certificate examination discourse and First Additional Language writing tests1
The intersection of Indian culture and language in three secondary schools in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa1
Translating Insila kaShaka into English: literal or free translation in rendering idioms1
The comprehension of ellipsis in isiXhosa-speaking Grade 1 learners1
Understanding reception of visual puns in sustainable organisation logos: A semiotic approach1
Establishing a research territory in economics: Implications for academic writing instruction1
A multimodal discourse analysis of COVID-19 posters in Tanzania: the case of the University of Dar es Salaam1
An encounter with some translators: Challenges they faced when translating Long Walk to Freedom1
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