Journal

 

The Southern Journal of Linguistics (SJL) is the official journal of the Southeastern Conference on Linguistics. It publishes reports on all subfields of linguistics including, phonology, morphology, semantics, discourse analysis, second-language acquisition, dialectology, psycholinguistics, among others.

SJL is indexed in Blackwell’s Linguistic Abstracts, an electronic and print abstracting journal that provides access to abstract for nearly 400 linguistic journals published since 1985. Beginning in Spring 2021 the SJL will only be published digitally, no print copies will be available for future issues.

Click on the link to check submission guidelines PDF.

If you are interested in submitting a manuscript please contact:

Southern Journal of Linguistics Editorial Office
Dr. Justin P. White, Editor
Department of Languages, Linguistics, and Comparative Literature
CU-232H
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Email: jwhite94@fau.edu

SJL History

In 1970 SECOL began publishing The Southern Linguist, a four-page newsletter. The Southern Linguist was edited by Sarita Schotta until 1975 when Reza Ordoubadian of Middle Tennessee State University assumed the editorship. In spring of 1976 the name was changed to the SECOL Bulletin. The first peer- reviewed, scholarly article, “The Structure of Linguistic Thought,” by Robert Rodman, appeared in 1977, Volume I. The first issue of The SECOL Review appeared in 1982. In 2000, the journal became the Southern Journal of Linguistics (SJL). SJL will be listed in Blackwells’ Linguistics Abstracts, an electronic and print abstracting journal that provides access to abstracts form nearly 400 linguistics journals published since 1985.

SECOL members are asked to contribute to upcoming issues of SJL in the areas listed below:

  • Articles on topics of general interests to SECOL members
    • Members’ recently published books for which a review is desired
    • Reviews of recently read books of interest to the SECOL membership
    • Requests for books to be reviewed
  • Referees for manuscripts
  • Suggestions for special interest issues

Reviewers are needed for:

  • None currently

Newsletter History

*SECOL has not published a newsletter since 2010. The most up-to-date information about the organization can be found here at this website or on Facebook (simply search “SECOL”).

Six SECOL newsletters were issued from 2001 to 2010:

  • Fall 2001
  • Fall 2006
  • Spring 2007
  • Winter 2008
  • Spring 2009
  • Summer 2010