37.1343, Calls: Languages - "Special Issue: Innovative Methods in Endangered Language Documentation" (Jrnl)

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Date: 06-Apr-2026
From: K. David Harrison [harrison at swarthmore.edu]
Subject: Languages - "Special Issue: Innovative Methods in Endangered Language Documentation" (Jrnl)


Journal: Languages
Issue: Innovative Methods in Endangered Language Documentation
Call Deadline: 30-Apr-2026

Special Issue Editors:
Prof. Dr. K. David Harrison
Dr. Lisa Lim
We invite submissions for a forthcoming Special Issue of Languages on
“Innovative Methods in Endangered Language Documentation”. As
languages around the world face unprecedented threats of decline and
loss, researchers are developing new methodologies, technologies, and
collaborative frameworks to record, analyze, and sustain linguistic
diversity. This Special Issue aims to showcase cutting-edge work that
expands the scope, quality, and impact of language documentation that
will be of interest and use to the community of scholars working on
this topic. We welcome papers that draw upon all subfields of
linguistics and that illuminate connections between languages and the
natural and social environments in which they are spoken. Recognizing
that even languages with larger populations face pressures of
globalization, we also consider papers on minoritized, “low-resource”,
or under-documented languages and how they may be supported through
innovative technologies. Indigenous and community-based linguists are
particularly encouraged to submit papers.
Scope and Themes:
We welcome the submission of contributions that focus on (but are not
limited to) the following topics:
 - Technological innovations: The use of AI, natural language
processing, mobile applications, VR/AR, metaverse, and low-cost
recording tools for field linguistics.
 - Collaborative and community-driven methods: Participatory research
with Indigenous/minority communities, training programs for community
linguists, co-creation of digital archives, corpora, and
e-dictionaries.
 - Multimodal documentation: Integrating video, ethnographic
observations, gestures, music, and environmental knowledge alongside
linguistic data.
 - New frameworks for archiving and accessibility: Sustainable data
curation, FAIR principles, ethical sharing, decolonizing archives, and
repatriating data.
 - Interdisciplinary approaches: Building bridges between documentary
linguistics and anthropology, botany, cognitive science, digital
humanities, environmental studies, and sign language studies.
 - Pedagogical and revitalization tools: Innovations that connect
documentation with intergenerational transmission, teaching, and
curriculum design.
We request that, prior to submitting a manuscript, interested authors
initially submit a proposed title and an abstract of 200 words
summarizing their intended contribution. Please send it to the guest
editors (david.h at vinuni.edu.vn, lisa.ls.lim at gmail.com) and the
Languages editorial office (languages at mdpi.com). Abstracts will be
reviewed by the guest editors for the purpose of ensuring proper fit
within the scope of the Special Issue. Full manuscripts will undergo
double-blind peer review.
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/languages/special_issues/N91ZYH07D2

Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics
                     Applied Linguistics
                     Language Documentation
                     Lexicography
                     Text/Corpus Linguistics




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