Concluding reflections on the study of language conflict in historical sociolinguistics

Abstract Apart from situating the contributions to this special issue within the broader literature on language conflict, this commentary also outlines a number of tentative directions that may help bring the phenomenon of language conflict into sharper analytical focus and further develop historical sociolinguistics as a vibrant branch of sociolinguistics.

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International Journal of the Sociology of Language
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2026-09-11
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https://doi.org/10.1515/ijsl-2025-0158
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Linguistic Variation and Morphology
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Concluding reflections on the study of language conflict in historical sociolinguistics

Jeroen Darquennes
International Journal of the Sociology of Language
Linguistic Variation and Morphology
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Concluding reflections on the study of language conflict in historical sociolinguistics

Jeroen Darquennes
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Abstract Apart from situating the contributions to this special issue within the broader literature on language conflict, this commentary also outlines a number of tentative directions that may help bring the phenomenon of language conflict into sharper analytical focus and further develop historical sociolinguistics as a vibrant branch of sociolinguistics.

International Journal of the Sociology of Language
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Linguistic Variation and Morphology
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