Forum for Linguistic Studies (FLS) is an international peer-reviewed journal that aims to publish the latest research findings in general and applied linguistics, as well as the philosophy of language. The journal caters to a comprehensive audience, ranging from language researchers, linguists, teachers, educationalists, practitioners and those with a general interest in language and linguistics.
FLS aims to encourage the free exchange of information between researchers by being a forum for the constructive discussion and debate of issues in both theoretical and applied research.
FLS welcomes submissions in the form of original articles, review articles, book reviews, editorials, commentaries, letters, perspectives, reports, etc. Papers based on the findings of corpus or experiment-oriented researches are particularly welcomed.
Examples of relevant topics are:
, Itani P. Mandende, Linda van Huyssteen
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This article explores the challenges of zero equivalence in the development of Tshivenḓa financial terms from English, particularly within the broader context of African languages striving for recognition in specialised fields such as finance. The study examines the implications of zero equivalence, where no direct terminology exists for certain financial terms, leading to potential misunderstandings... More
, Sang Seong Goh
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This paper discusses the issues of rendering the horror aspect of war trauma in intralingual diachronic translations of Liaozhai Zhiyi (Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio). The overall issue examined is how to effectively render the intense, intricate mood of war trauma and maintain access for modern readers. Though there have been studies on literary... More
, Yogeesh N, Khaleel Ibrahim Al-Daoud, N Raja, Manoj C R, Raghavendra M H, Asokan Vasudevan, Nawaf Alshdaifat, Mohammad Faleh Ahmmad Hunitie
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This study proposes a novel fuzzy grammar model to analyze the syntax-pragmatics interface by integrating fuzzy logic into linguistic evaluation. Traditional binary models of grammaticality fail to capture the graded acceptability observed in natural language, where subtle variations in syntactic structure and contextual cues interact to determine overall language performance. Our approach normalizes Likert-scale ratings... More
, Nursaule Rsaliyeva, Dana Pashan, Eugen Schochenmaier, Seyitbatkal Arlen
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The transition of the Kazakh language from Cyrillic to the Latin alphabet, initiated as part of a broader cultural modernization strategy, has significant implications for the standardization of exonyms - foreign geographical names adapted for use in Kazakh. This article explores the phonological, orthographic, and sociolinguistic challenges that arise in this process, particularly in relation... More
, Saulesh Aituganova, Maksat Kopbosynov, Zhanar Kulibekova
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The article offers a comprehensive analysis of the phenomenon of literary texts created with the involvement of artificial intelligence (AI), examined through philosophical, cultural, ethical, and literary-theoretical approaches. The aim of the research is to interpret AI-generated literature through the lens of Jean Baudrillard’s concepts of simulacra and hyperreality, as well as to explore the... More
