Alan R. Thomas
Impact in
- Linguistics and Language top 5%
- Linguistic Variation and Morphology
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Language and Linguistics top 5%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
- Linguistics and language evolution
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity
- Lexicography and Language Studies
- Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies
Papers in
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- Lexicography and Language Studies 10
- Linguistics and language evolution 7
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity 4
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- Linguistic Variation and Morphology 12
- Co-authors
- David Thorne (2 shared papers)Nikolas Coupland (1 shared paper)Glanville Price (1 shared paper)Joan M. Fayer (1 shared paper)Alan Davies (1 shared paper)James Shearer (3 shared papers)Ossi Ihalainen (1 shared paper)Laurie Bauer (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Cataloging & Classification Quarterly (6 papers)Modern Language Journal (5 papers)Transactions of the Philological Society (1 paper)International Journal of the Sociology of Language (1 paper)The Modern Language Review (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomUnited StatesCanada
In The Last Decade
Alan R. Thomas
30 papers receiving 167 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 41
- Linguistics and Language 135
- Language and Linguistics 128
- Library and Information Sciences 10
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 39
- Theoretical Computer Science 2
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Co-authors
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 33 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1995 | 35 | |
| 2 | 1979 | 23 | |
| 3 | English in Wales : diversity, conflict, and change | 1990 | 22 |
| 4 | Issues and methods in dialectology | 1997 | 17 |
| 5 | 1994 | 16 | |
| 6 | 1989 | 13 | |
| 7 | Methods in dialectology : proceedings of the sixth international conference held at the University College of North Wales, 3rd-7th August 1987 | 1988 | 9 |
| 8 | 1980 | 9 | |
| 9 | The linguistic geography of Wales: A contribution to Welsh dialectology, | 1973 | 8 |
| 10 | 1997 | 6 | |
| 11 | 1993 | 6 | |
| 12 | The Thesaurus: Review, Renaissance, and Revision | 2004 | 5 |
| 13 | Classification: Options and Opportunities | 1995 | 5 |
| 14 | Areal Analysis of Dialect Data By Computer: A Welsh Example | 1980 | 5 |
| 15 | 2013 | 5 | |
| 16 | The Library cataloguing curriculum, USA: A survey of the contemporary compulsory instruction | 1976 | 5 |
| 17 | Internet Searching and Indexing: The Subject Approach | 2000 | 5 |
| 18 | The Welsh dialect survey | 2000 | 4 |
| 19 | 1998 | 4 | |
| 20 | 1995 | 3 |
About Alan R. Thomas
Alan R. Thomas is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Linguistics and Language, Information Systems, History and Library and Information Sciences, having authored 33 papers that have together received 226 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Linguistic Variation and Morphology (12 papers), Lexicography and Language Studies (10 papers), Linguistics and language evolution (7 papers), Historical Studies of British Isles (6 papers), Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity (4 papers), Library Science and Information Systems (4 papers), Library Science and Information Literacy (4 papers) and Web and Library Services (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Linguistics and Language (135 citations), Language and Linguistics (128 citations), Library and Information Sciences (10 citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (39 citations) and Theoretical Computer Science (2 citations). Alan R. Thomas has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Frequent co-authors include David Thorne, Nikolas Coupland, Glanville Price, Joan M. Fayer, Alan Davies, James Shearer, Ossi Ihalainen, Laurie Bauer, J. Derrick McClure and John Holm. Their work appears in journals such as Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, Modern Language Journal, Transactions of the Philological Society, International Journal of the Sociology of Language and The Modern Language Review.
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