The influence of Mandarin Chinese on minority languages in rural southwest China: a sociolinguistic study of tones in contact

The International Journal of the Sociology of Language (IJSL) is dedicated to the development of the sociology of language as a truly international and interdisciplinary field in which various approaches – theoretical and empirical – supplement and complement each other, contributing thereby to the growth of language-related knowledge, applications, values and sensitivities. Five of the journal's annual issues are topically focused, all of the articles in such issues being commissioned in advance, after acceptance of proposals. One annual issue is reserved for single articles on the sociology of language. Selected issues throughout the year also feature a contribution on small languages and small language communities.

Call for Submissions: Joshua A. Fishman Award
The Joshua A. Fishman Award recognizes outstanding unpublished PhD dissertations on a topic pertaining to the　sociology of language. The award carries a cash prize and a nomination for publication in De Gruyter Mouton's　Contributions to the Sociology of Language book series. Deadline for submissions is 15 January 2021.
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