Focus and Scope

This journal is devoted to exploring the relationships between linguistics and such areas of scholarly concern as history, sociology, politics, archaeology, religious studies, translation and the study of art in various semiotic modalities, in so much as these enterprises draw upon or contribute to a catholic understanding and development of linguistics. The journal also publishes reviews.

Section Policies

Editorial

Editors

• Lok Ming Eric Cheung, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Peggy Tse, City University of Hong Kong
• Jonathan Webster, City University of Hong Kong

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Introduction

Editors

• Lok Ming Eric Cheung, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Peggy Tse, City University of Hong Kong
• Jonathan Webster, City University of Hong Kong

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Articles

Editors

• Lok Ming Eric Cheung, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Peggy Tse, City University of Hong Kong
• Jonathan Webster, City University of Hong Kong

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Reviews

Editors

• Lok Ming Eric Cheung, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Peggy Tse, City University of Hong Kong
• Jonathan Webster, City University of Hong Kong

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Creative Writing

Editors

• Lok Ming Eric Cheung, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Peggy Tse, City University of Hong Kong
• Jonathan Webster, City University of Hong Kong

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Discourse Markers

Editors

• Peggy Tse, City University of Hong Kong

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Thematic Structure and Meaning

Editors

• Peggy Tse, City University of Hong Kong

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Registers, Genres and Text Types

Editors

• Peggy Tse, City University of Hong Kong

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Phraseology

Editors

• Peggy Tse, City University of Hong Kong

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

All articles are peer-reviewed and contributors will be contacted upon submission with an estimation of the time required to complete the process.

Publication Frequency

LHS is published three times per year, in April, August and December. Online and print issues are published simultaneously.