William J. Samarin
Impact in
- Linguistics and Language top 2%
- Linguistic Variation and Morphology
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Language and Linguistics top 2%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
- Historical Linguistics and Language Studies
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
Papers in
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- Historical Linguistics and Language Studies 8
- Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis 7
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation 4
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity 3
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- Linguistic Variation and Morphology 10
- Multilingual Education and Policy 9
- Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies 4
- Co-authors
- John Lonsdale (1 shared paper)Phyllis M. Martin (1 shared paper)Bruce Fetter (1 shared paper)David Northrup (1 shared paper)James A. Walker (2 shared papers)John J. Gumperz (1 shared paper)Janet Holmes (1 shared paper)Albert E. Scheflen (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Language (5 papers)Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines (5 papers)Journal of African Languages and Linguistics (3 papers)African Studies (3 papers)Journal of Religion in Africa (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- CanadaUnited StatesNetherlands
In The Last Decade
William J. Samarin
65 papers receiving 472 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 57
- Linguistics and Language 266
- Language and Linguistics 279
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 163
- Religious studies 37
- Cultural Studies 60
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1964 | 62 | |
| 2 | Tongues of men and angels : the religious language of Pentecostalism | 1972 | 59 |
| 3 | 1967 | 51 | |
| 4 | 1982 | 37 | |
| 5 | Survey of Bantu ideophones | 1971 | 34 |
| 6 | Language in religious practice | 1976 | 31 |
| 7 | 1970 | 27 | |
| 8 | Creolizing lag in creole Sango | 1980 | 25 |
| 9 | 1965 | 23 | |
| 10 | 1974 | 17 | |
| 11 | Ilmu Bahasa Lapangan | 1998 | 15 |
| 12 | 1973 | 15 | |
| 13 | 1991 | 15 | |
| 14 | Determining the meanings of ideophones | 1967 | 14 |
| 15 | Glossolalia as learned behavior | 1969 | 13 |
| 16 | 1969 | 10 | |
| 17 | 1976 | 8 | |
| 18 | 1972 | 8 | |
| 19 | The linguisticality of glossolalia | 1968 | 8 |
| 20 | 1985 | 7 |
About William J. Samarin
William J. Samarin is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Linguistics and Language, Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science and Artificial Intelligence, having authored 76 papers that have together received 636 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include African history and culture studies (14 papers), Linguistic Variation and Morphology (10 papers), Multilingual Education and Policy (9 papers), Historical Linguistics and Language Studies (8 papers), Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis (7 papers), Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies (4 papers), Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (4 papers) and Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Linguistics and Language (266 citations), Language and Linguistics (279 citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (163 citations), Religious studies (37 citations) and Cultural Studies (60 citations). William J. Samarin has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include John Lonsdale, Phyllis M. Martin, Bruce Fetter, David Northrup, James A. Walker, John J. Gumperz, Janet Holmes, Albert E. Scheflen, Allen D. Grimshaw and Dell Hymes. Their work appears in journals such as Language, Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines, Journal of African Languages and Linguistics, African Studies and Journal of Religion in Africa.
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