- 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: Sep 2024, Vol. 25 , No. 2
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Inclusory Plural Pronominal Constructions in Hungarian: A Comparative Syntactic Study with an Outlook to Universal Grammar
Journal of Universal Language 2024;25(2):1-49.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2024.25.2.1 |
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Evaluating the Potential of a Unified Hausa-Igbo-Yoruba Language to Ease Language Related Social and Political Conflicts in Nigeria
Journal of Universal Language 2024;25(2):51-92.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2024.25.2.51 |
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More than a Language Itself: The Speech Act of Refusal in Constructed Languages
Journal of Universal Language 2024;25(2):93-117.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2024.25.2.93 |
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Representation of Otherness in Translation of Multilingual Literature: The Case of
Journal of Universal Language 2024;25(2):119-140.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2024.25.2.119 |
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Emergence of Marked Semantic Formulas in Refusal Strategy Hierarchies
Journal of Universal Language 2018;19(2):27-51.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2018.19.2.27 |
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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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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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Evaluating the Potential of a Unified Hausa-Igbo-Yoruba Language to Ease Language Related Social and Political Conflicts in Nigeria
Journal of Universal Language 2024;25(2):51-92.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2024.25.2.51 |
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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 |
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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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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 |
Article
Inclusory Plural Pronominal Constructions in Hungarian: A Comparative Syntactic Study with an Outlook to Universal Grammar
Journal of Universal Language 2024;25(2):1-49.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2024.25.2.1 |
MOST CITED ARTICLE
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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 |