Language and Speech

Top Research Topics at Language and Speech?

The foci of the journal are Linguistics, Communication, Speech recognition, Perception and Cognitive psychology. The research on Linguistics featured in Language and Speech combines topics in other fields like Speech perception and Psycholinguistics. Many of the studies tackled connect Speech perception with a similar field of study like Auditory perception.

The journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Psycholinguistics and Language acquisition. The journal explores research in Audiology and overlapping concepts in Duration (music) to expand the discourse in Communication. The journal is focused mainly on Speech recognition, particularly Speech production.

The journal connects research in Cognitive psychology with the related topic of Cognition. The study of Syllable and how it intertwines with concepts under Stress (linguistics) were explored in the presented Vowel research. The concepts on Phonetics presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Prosody and Intonation (linguistics).

• Linguistics (58.13%)
• Communication (15.43%)
• Speech recognition (13.94%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The HCRC Map Task Corpus (782 citations)
• Prosody in the comprehension of spoken language: a literature review. (671 citations)
• Experiments in the perception of stress (617 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Language and Speech:

The journal articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Linguistics, Communication, Phonetics, Speech recognition and Prosody. While work presented in the most cited publications provide substantial information on Linguistics, it also covers topics in Speech perception and Psycholinguistics. While the primary focus in the journal papers is Communication, they also dissect topics surrounding Audiology and Duration (music), Sentence and Contrast (statistics) as a whole.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Linguistics
• Artificial intelligence
• Cognition

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Linguistics, Perception, Prosody, Speech recognition and Cognitive psychology. The Linguistics research presented places emphasis on topics like Second-language acquisition, First language, Consonant, Variation (linguistics) and Vowel. Perception research presented in Language and Speech encompasses a variety of subjects, including Mandarin Chinese, Variety (linguistics), Control (linguistics) and Audiology.

While work presented in Language and Speech provided substantial information on Prosody, it also covered topics in Stress (linguistics), Natural language processing, Stress (linguistics), Artificial intelligence and Syllable. The research on Speech recognition featured in Language and Speech combines topics in other fields like Phonological rule, Fundamental frequency, Corpus linguistics and Speech segmentation. While it focused on Cognitive psychology, it was also able to explore topics like Context (language use), Comprehension, Pragmatics, Personality and Sarcasm.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Iconicity in Word Learning and Beyond: A Critical Review. (12 citations)
• The Processing of Linguistic Prominence. (9 citations)
• The Language-specific Use of Fundamental Frequency Rise in Segmentation of an Artificial Language: Evidence from Listeners of Taiwanese Southern Min: (5 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Language and Speech (based on the number of publications) are:

• Anne Cutler (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Frieda Goldman-Eisler (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Irwin Pollack (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Bruno H. Repp (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Ronnie B. Wilbur (10 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Language and Speech (based on the number of publications) are:

• Haskins Laboratories (48 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University College London (43 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Max Planck Society (42 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Connecticut (38 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Ohio State University (37 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 3.03% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.62% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.25% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 28.12% of all publications and 50.00% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Pathways in Linguistics

While the main focus of this journal is linguistics, communication, and speech recognition, these topics also find relevance in practical fields, such as substance abuse counseling. In this context, language and speech tools are used to approach counseling from a more holistic, empathetic, and understanding perspective.

If you or someone you know is interested in the intertwined fields of linguistics and counseling, then you might find the career pathway of becoming a substance abuse counselor intriguing. This profession requires an understanding of both linguistics and psychology, making this journal a great resource for gaining knowledge in these areas.

To become a substance abuse counselor, one needs a combination of education, training, and proper licensure. A detailed guide on how you can embark on this fulfilling career journey can be found on our website. To learn more about these requirements, specifically in South Carolina, you may want to read our step-by-step guide on How to become a substance abuse counselor in South Carolina.

In addition to substance abuse counseling, many other professions intersect with linguistics research. These include Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Disorder Specialist, Forensic Linguist, and Language Education Consultant, among others. Thus, an understanding of Linguistics and its concepts, as explored in our journal, can open vast career prospects in various fields.