36.3124, Calls: Lingüística en la Red - "Special Issue: Shifts in Linguistic Normativity: Authority, (De)Legitimacy, and Language Ideologies in Contemporary Spain" (Jrnl)

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Subject: 36.3124, Calls: Lingüística en la Red - "Special Issue: Shifts in Linguistic Normativity: Authority, (De)Legitimacy, and Language Ideologies in Contemporary Spain" (Jrnl)

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Date: 15-Oct-2025
From: Vasilica Mocanu [vasim at usal.es]
Subject: Lingüística en la Red - "Special Issue: Shifts in Linguistic Normativity: Authority, (De)Legitimacy, and Language Ideologies in Contemporary Spain" (Jrnl)

Journal: Lingüística en la Red

Coordinators:
Vasilica Mocanu (University of Salamanca, vasim at usal.es)
María Méndez Santos (University of Vigo,
mariadelcarmen.mendez at uvigo.es)
Title: Shifts Regarding Linguistic Normativity: Authority,
(De)Legitimacy, and Linguistic Ideologies in Contemporary Spain
As is well known, linguistic practices and ideologies not only reflect
but also contribute to establishing hierarchies and power relations
between varieties and speakers. In the contemporary context of
globalization, mediatization, and late modernity, we consider it
particularly important to delve into the ideological representations
constructed by speakers around linguistic phenomena (Woolard, 1998,
2007; Irvine & Gal, 2000; Cavanaugh, 2020).
This special issue proposal focuses on the speaker’s perspective and
emphasizes the discursive-ideological construction of contemporary
languages and varieties within the Iberian Peninsula
(Spanish/Castilian, Catalan, Galician, Basque, Aragonese, Asturian,
Andalusian, Murcian, etc.). In this sense, our aim is to explore
comparatively the ideological dimensions and evaluative foundations
associated with minoritized versus majoritized languages and varieties
(Lane, Costa & De Korne, eds., 2018; Amorós-Negre & Monteagudo, 2024).
Consequently, contributions should analyze how ideologies of prestige,
correctness, legitimacy, and authenticity emerge in specific social
contexts and through concrete discursive practices.
The proposal thus aligns with recent research trends in
sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology, while applying them to
the specific sociopolitical and linguistic context of contemporary
Spain. It seeks to highlight the dynamic and contested nature of
linguistic ideologies and to underscore speaker agency (Ahern, 2001)
in ongoing sociolinguistic and ideological change.
Special attention will be given to:
 - Ideological contrasts between languages with early and consolidated
standardization processes (e.g., Spanish) versus those with more
recent and partially consolidated standardization (e.g., Galician or
Basque), and to the ideological construction/deconstruction of
so-called “standard” and “non-standard” varieties.
 - Beliefs held by monolingual and bilingual speakers toward different
varieties within the dialect continuum, including phenomena of
linguistic contact and hybridization.
 - The differing social indexicality (Kroskrity, 2019) of linguistic
features and varieties.
 - The construction of linguistic legitimacy and “correctness” in
discourse (Guerrero Salazar, 2021).
 - The ideological foundations of linguistic discrimination and
raciolinguicism (Bagno, 2013; Méndez Santos, 2014; Blanchet, 2016;
Alonso, 2020; Drummond, 2023; Moreno Cabrera, 2025).
 - The scope of the process of vernacularization (Coupland, 2014),
through which vernacular forms gain increasing prestige in contrast to
standardized ones.
Suggested topics include:
 - Beliefs and ideologies of speakers toward different languages and
varieties within the Spanish State.
 - The discursive construction of (in)equality and linguistic equity
in the Spanish context.
 - The role of the media and digital discourse as spaces for
ideological negotiation in Spain.
 - Analyses of linguistic ideologies across different regions, social
groups, and communities of practice (e.g., Canary Islands, Murcia,
Extremadura, etc.).
According to LinRed’s publication policy, articles may be written in
Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque, or English, following the
journal’s style guidelines:
https://erevistas.publicaciones.uah.es/ojs/index.php/linred/normas
Deadline for submission of proposal abstracts: December 31, 2025
Interested authors should send a proposal (abstract) in any of the
aforementioned languages, between 300 and 500 words (excluding
references), along with 5 to 7 keywords, to the guest editors
(vasim at usal.es; mariadelcarmen.mendez at uvigo.es).
Abstract proposals will be reviewed, and notifications of acceptance
will be sent by January 31, 2026. From that point, authors may upload
their full articles to the Lingüística en la Red online platform,
under the section dedicated to the special issue:
“Contemporary Changes in Linguistic Normativity: Authority,
(De)Legitimacy, and Linguistic Ideologies in Present-Day Spain.”
Deadline for full paper submission: April 30, 2026
All manuscripts submitted for this special issue will undergo a
double-blind peer review process, and publication will be contingent
upon receiving a favorable evaluation.

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                     Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): Basque (eus)
                     Catalan (cat)
                     English (eng)
                     Galician (glg)
                     Spanish (spa)

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