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Language Hierarchies

Language Hierarchies is a sociolinguistic construct that refers to the systematic ranking of languages and language varieties within a given ideological framework, where certain languages are institutionally and culturally privileged over others in ways that reflect and reproduce asymmetrical power relations, particularly in translation practices.

133

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8.1K

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197

Authors

136

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

27

Variants

Linguistic Hierarchies

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Publications

133

Sociolinguistic scales

Jan Blommaert · Intercultural Pragmatics · 2007 · 517 citations

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The world atlas of language structures

Linguistic Typology · 2009 · 485 citations

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The political economy of linguistic cleavages

Klaus Desmet, Ignacio Ortuño-Ortı́n, Romain Wacziarg · Journal of Development Economics · 2011 · 355 citations · Full text

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An investigation across 45 languages and 12 language families reveals a universal language network

Saima Malik-Moraleda, Dima Ayyash, Jeanne Gallée et al. · Nature Neuroscience · 2022 · 257 citations · Full text

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Structure and word order in Kalkatungu: The anatomy of a flat language

Barry J. Blake · Australian Journal of Linguistics · 1983 · 196 citations

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Authors

197

  1. EM
    Ellen M. Markman

    Stanford University, United States

    2 publications · 123 citations

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  2. MH
    Martín Haspelmath

    Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany

    2 publications · 21 citations

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  3. MT
    Marjorie Taylor

    University of Oregon, United States

    2 publications · 106 citations

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  4. AD
    Abram de Swaan

    Netherlands Institute for Social Research, Netherlands

    2 publications · 120 citations

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  5. WA
    William A. Smalley

    University of New Haven, United States

    2 publications · 99 citations

    2

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Institutions

136

  1. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    79 citations

  2. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

    Leipzig, Germany

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    79 citations

  3. Birkbeck, University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    132 citations

  4. Roskilde University

    Roskilde, Denmark

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    174 citations

  5. Centre for Economic Policy Research

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    832 citations

  6. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    367 citations

  7. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    211 citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    187 citations

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Venues

  1. International Journal of the Sociology of Language

    IJSL · 7 publications · 454 citations

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  2. Language

    6 publications · 360 citations

    6

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  3. Child Development

    4 publications · 229 citations

    4

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  4. Journal of Linguistics

    3 publications · 221 citations

    3

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  5. Language Sciences

    3 publications · 173 citations

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