Language and Literature
Language and Literature is the journal of the Poetics and Linguistics Association, and is published by Sage. Standard membership of PALA costs £50 and includes all the PALA benefits plus the year's subscription to Language and Literature. For more details see Sage's latest home page for the journal: http://lal.sagepub.com/.
There is a list of books available for review in Language and Literature.
CALL FOR BOOK REVIEWS EDITOR
Language and Literature: Journal of the Poetic and Linguistics Association
Now indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index® (Impact Factor pending)
About the Journal
Language and Literature is an international journal, reflecting the wide interest of the Poetics and Linguistics Association. Incorporating the latest research and development in stylistics and related aspects of language and literary study, Language and Literature explores the connection between stylistics, critical theory, linguistics, literary criticism and their pedagogical applications. This breadth of coverage ensures that the reader has a comprehensive view of all the necessary work relevant to stylistics.
The journal is published four times a year in February, May, August and November by SAGE.
Call for Book Reviews Editors
The current Book Reviews Editor, Joanna Gavins, is taking over from Geoff Hall as Assistant Editor of the journal. PALA and SAGE are now seeking a new Book Reviews Editor for this honorary position. We are seeking applications from those with:
- Knowledge of the field
- Proficiency in the use of ICT
- An ability to work effectively under pressure and an ability to adhere to agreed work schedules and deadlines
The Book Reviews Editor will be responsible for:
- Commissioning book reviews for the journal
- Communicating with publishers and reviewers, and maintaining an up-to-date list of Books for Review on the PALA website
- Working closely with the journal’s editorial team and liaising with SAGE, as needed
- Writing ‘The Year’s Work in Stylistics’ review article, published in the final issue of each volume of the journal.
Interested applicants should send a curriculum vitae and covering letter to Louise Skelding at the email address below.
With thanks,
Louise Skelding
Publishing Editor, SAGE
E: louise.skelding@sagepub.co.uk
T: +44 (0)207 3248500
Applications are welcome at any time up until 11th September 2009. Decisions on applications will be made based on skills, experience and the applicant’s vision for the role as judged by SAGE, PALA and the the journal’s editorial team. The successful applicant will be listed on the journal’s masthead from the beginning of the 2010 volume.
PALA Prize
Since 1996 the Poetics and Linguistics Association has awarded a prize for the best article published in the journal by a newcomer to the field. The prize currently consists of a subscription to Language and Literature, membership of PALA for one year, and a £250 cash prize from Sage. The judges are the editors of the journal.
The 2008 winner is Patricia Canning, for her article entitled "The bodie and the letters both": "blending" the rules of early modern religion, (Volume 17, no.3, 187-203).
The 2007 winner was Jennifer Riddle Harding, for her article entitled ‘Evaluative Stance and Counterfactuals in Language and Literature’ (Volume 16, no.3, 263-80).