First Language (journal)

First Language is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers three times a year in the field of language. The journal's editor is Chloë Marshall (University of London) who has taken over at the start of 2017 from longtime editor Kevin Durkin (University of Strathclyde).[1] It has been in publication since 1980 and is currently published by SAGE Publishing. The journal is also a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics.[2]

First Language
DisciplineLanguage
LanguageEnglish
Edited byKevin Durkin
Publication details
History1980–present
Publisher
FrequencyTri-annually
(2010)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4First Lang.
Indexing
ISSN0142-7237
LCCN2004204734
OCLC no.715601304
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Scope

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First Language focuses on original research in child language acquisition. The journal is multidisciplinary, containing research from diverse theoretical and methodological origins. First Language contains papers from a range of disciplines such as linguistics, anthropology and neuroscience.

Abstracting and indexing

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First Language is abstracted and indexed in the following databases:

References

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  1. ^ UCL (2017-07-06). "Chloë Marshall appointed Professor of Psychology, Language and Education". IOE - Faculty of Education and Society. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  2. ^ "First Language". COPE: Committee on Publication Ethics. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
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