Robin Tolmach Lakoff

7.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
45 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Robin Tolmach Lakoff is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, Robin Tolmach Lakoff has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Language and Linguistics, 5 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 5 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in Robin Tolmach Lakoff's work include Historical Linguistics and Language Studies (9 papers), Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (9 papers) and Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (5 papers). Robin Tolmach Lakoff is often cited by papers focused on Historical Linguistics and Language Studies (9 papers), Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (9 papers) and Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (5 papers). Robin Tolmach Lakoff collaborates with scholars based in United States. Robin Tolmach Lakoff's co-authors include Ann Scott, Deborah Tannen, Sally McConnell‐Ginet, Melissa G. Moyer, Marcyliena Morgan, Mary Bucholtz, W. P. Robinson, Catherine Lutz, Geoffrey M. White and Howard Giles and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robin Tolmach Lakoff

42 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Language and woman's place 1973 2026 1990 2008 1973 1976 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Language and woman's place
    1973 1.6k citations Robin Tolmach Lakoff profile →
  2. Language and Woman's Place
    1976 634 citations Ann Scott, Robin Tolmach Lakoff The English Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robin Tolmach Lakoff United States 20 2.0k 1.1k 989 755 618 45 3.8k
Sally McConnell‐Ginet United States 21 1.7k 0.8× 847 0.8× 1.0k 1.0× 1.1k 1.4× 437 0.7× 38 3.2k
Zdeněk Salzmann United States 28 2.0k 1.0× 899 0.8× 301 0.3× 855 1.1× 781 1.3× 85 3.7k
Nikolas Coupland United Kingdom 37 2.9k 1.5× 1.2k 1.1× 471 0.5× 2.7k 3.6× 958 1.6× 96 5.5k
Jennifer Coates United Kingdom 20 1.2k 0.6× 659 0.6× 461 0.5× 478 0.6× 443 0.7× 55 2.1k
Ronald K. S. Macaulay United States 22 2.7k 1.4× 1.0k 1.0× 306 0.3× 2.5k 3.3× 1.3k 2.2× 67 4.5k
Michael Silverstein United States 22 2.5k 1.2× 1.3k 1.2× 339 0.3× 2.5k 3.3× 644 1.0× 77 5.1k
Mary Bucholtz United States 30 2.9k 1.5× 1.8k 1.7× 806 0.8× 3.0k 3.9× 453 0.7× 88 5.8k
Alessandro Duranti United States 27 2.5k 1.3× 1.2k 1.2× 168 0.2× 1.3k 1.7× 946 1.5× 57 4.7k
James J. Bradac United States 26 982 0.5× 581 0.5× 231 0.2× 424 0.6× 325 0.5× 64 2.4k
Deborah Schiffrin United States 26 3.4k 1.7× 1.8k 1.7× 182 0.2× 1.1k 1.5× 1.5k 2.4× 51 5.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robin Tolmach Lakoff

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lakoff, Robin Tolmach, et al.. (2017). Context Counts: Papers on Language, Gender, and Power. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 4 indexed citations
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Lakoff, Robin Tolmach. (2017). The hollow man. Journal of Language and Politics. 16(4). 595–606. 20 indexed citations
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Lakoff, Robin Tolmach. (2014). Verbal aggression vs. Political correctness (Russian translation by V. V. Dementyev). International Journal “Speech Genres”. 9-10(1-2). 69–73.
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Lakoff, Robin Tolmach. (1996). Many stories, multiple meanings : narrative in the O. J. Simpson case as a cultural discourse event. RACO (Revistes Catalanes amb Accés Obert) (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya). 49–60.
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Lakoff, Robin Tolmach. (1992). Not Ready for Prime Time.. 49(2).
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Lakoff, Robin Tolmach. (1989). The Limits of Politeness : Therapeutic and Courtroom Discourse in Linguistic Politeness II. Multilingua. 8. 101–129. 42 indexed citations
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Lakoff, Robin Tolmach. (1989). The way we were; or; The real actual truth about generative semantics. Journal of Pragmatics. 13(6). 939–988. 19 indexed citations
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Lakoff, Robin Tolmach, et al.. (1987). Face Value: The Politics of Beauty.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 16(2). 244–244. 115 indexed citations
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Lakoff, Robin Tolmach, et al.. (1986). When Talk is Not Cheap. 1 indexed citations
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Moyer, Melissa G., et al.. (1981). El lenguaje y el lugar de la mujer. Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas. 149–149. 19 indexed citations
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Lakoff, Robin Tolmach & Deborah Tannen. (1979). Communication Strategies in Conversation: The Case of Scenes from a Marriage. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society. 5. 581–581. 3 indexed citations
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Lakoff, Robin Tolmach. (1977). Women's Language. 10(4). 222–248. 64 indexed citations
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Scott, Ann & Robin Tolmach Lakoff. (1976). Language and Woman's Place. The English Journal. 65(5). 74–74. 634 indexed citations breakdown →
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McConnell‐Ginet, Sally & Robin Tolmach Lakoff. (1975). Our Father Tongue: Essays in Linguistic Politics. diacritics. 5(4). 44–44. 15 indexed citations
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Lakoff, Robin Tolmach. (1975). LINGUISTIC THEORY AND THE REAL WORLD1. Language Learning. 25(2). 309–338. 17 indexed citations
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Lakoff, Robin Tolmach, et al.. (1970). Abstract Syntax and Latin Complementation. Language. 46(1). 149–149. 5 indexed citations
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Lakoff, Robin Tolmach, et al.. (1969). Grammaire generale et raisonnee. Language. 45(2). 343–343. 26 indexed citations
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Lakoff, Robin Tolmach. (1969). Some Reasons Why There Can't Be Any Some-Any Rule. Language. 45(3). 608–608. 44 indexed citations

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