- About Journal of Universal Language
- The Journal of Universal Language is an international research journal and it is published by the Language Research Institute at Sejong University biannually. The goal of the Journal of Universal Language is to foster, present, and disseminate interdisciplinary research concentrating on universal languages. Language barriers have long played a major role in social and political conflicts around the world, and we believe that the development of a universal language is the key to easing tensions. We welcome theoretical and empirical papers that explore various dimensions of natural languages and the need for a universal language. In this regard, the JUL is multidisciplinary in nature and invites scholars from different fields, including but not limited to general, applied, and interdisciplinary linguistics, language policy, terminology, artificial languages, philosophy, sociology, psychology, anthropology, history, law, politics, religion, translation, economics, and business.
CURRENT ISSUE: Mar 2024, Vol. 25 , No. 1
Article
Elision in Dangme
Journal of Universal Language 2024;25(1):1-38.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2024.25.1.1 |
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Adverbial Clause Construction in Dobbi
Journal of Universal Language 2024;25(1):39-67.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2024.25.1.39 |
Article
Typology of Constituent Focus in a West African Language: A Minimalist Analysis
Journal of Universal Language 2024;25(1):69-98.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2024.25.1.69 |
Article
AI Chatbots and Linguistic Injustice
Journal of Universal Language 2024;25(1):99-119.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2024.25.1.99 |
MOST READ ARTICLE
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Language Preference as a Precursor to Displacement and Extinction in Nigeria: The Roles of English Language and Nigerian Pidgin
Journal of Universal Language 2016;17(2):111-143.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2016.17.2.111 |
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The Pragmatic Functions of Some Morphological Structures in Nzema Proverbs
Journal of Universal Language 2021;22(2):145-180.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2021.22.2.145 |
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A Lexicostatistics Comparison of Standard Yorùbá, Àkúrẹ́ and Ìkàrẹ́ Àkókó Dialects
Journal of Universal Language 2019;20(2):1-27.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2019.20.2.1 |
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Hypotheses on the Diachronic Development of the Akan Language Group
Journal of Universal Language 2016;17(1):1-51.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2016.17.1.1 |
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Aramaic as a Lingua Franca During the Persian Empire (538-333 B.C.E.)
Journal of Universal Language 2004;5(1):1-20.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2004.5.1.1 |
Article
Adverbial Clause Construction in Dobbi
Journal of Universal Language 2024;25(1):39-67.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2024.25.1.39 |
Article
Languages and Universals
Journal of Universal Language 2003;4(1):33-74.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2003.4.1.33 |
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Multilingualism, Social Inequality, and the Need for a Universal Language
Journal of Universal Language 2023;24(1):77-93.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2023.24.1.77 |
MOST CITED ARTICLE
Article
The Fall and Rise of Universals on Relativization
Journal of Universal Language 2005;6(1):125-157.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2005.6.1.125 |
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The European Union’s Need for an International Auxiliary Language
Journal of Universal Language 2005;6(1):1-28.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2005.6.1.1 |
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Subject–verb Inversion in Greek: Implications for Head Movement and Typology
Journal of Universal Language 2006;7(1):91-137.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2006.7.1.91 |
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A Comparison of Unish Grammar with Esperanto
Journal of Universal Language 2002;3(2):57-74.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2002.3.2.57 |
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A Typological Study of Tonal Systems of Japanese and Prinmi: Towards a Definition of Pitch-accent Languages
Journal of Universal Language 2006;7(2):1-35.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2006.7.2.1 |
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Languages and Universals
Journal of Universal Language 2003;4(1):33-74.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2003.4.1.33 |
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The Adaptation of French Consonant Clusters in Vietnamese Phonology: An OT Account
Journal of Universal Language 2017;18(1):69-103.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2017.18.1.69 |
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Articles in Natural Languages and Artificial Languages
Journal of Universal Language 2017;18(1):105-127.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2017.18.1.105 |