William Downes
Impact in
- Linguistics and Language top 5%
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Linguistic Variation and Morphology
- Language and Linguistics top 5%
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity
- EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
Papers in
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- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition 4
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- Historical and Linguistic Studies 2
- Journals
- Language and Literature International Journal of Stylistics (2 papers)Journal of Linguistics (1 paper)Cambridge University Press eBooks (2 papers)Oxford University Press eBooks (1 paper)Medical Entomology and Zoology (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomCanada
In The Last Decade
William Downes
8 papers receiving 187 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 57
- Linguistics and Language 96
- Language and Linguistics 138
- Literature and Literary Theory 51
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 43
- Communication 24
Countries citing papers authored by William Downes
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Fields of papers citing papers by William Downes
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All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998 | 202 | |
| 2 | 2000 | 22 | |
| 3 | Language and Society. 2nd Edition. | 1998 | 17 |
| 4 | 1977 | 13 | |
| 5 | 2010 | 12 | |
| 6 | 1993 | 9 | |
| 7 | 2010 | 4 | |
| 8 | 2018 | 1 |
About William Downes
William Downes is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, Language and Linguistics, Philosophy and Communication, having authored 8 papers that have together received 280 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (4 papers), Historical and Linguistic Studies (2 papers), Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (2 papers), Study and Philosophy of Religion (2 papers), Biblical Studies and Interpretation (1 paper), Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism (1 paper) and Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Linguistics and Language (96 citations), Language and Linguistics (138 citations), Literature and Literary Theory (51 citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (43 citations) and Communication (24 citations). William Downes has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom and Canada. Their work appears in journals such as Language and Literature International Journal of Stylistics, Journal of Linguistics, Cambridge University Press eBooks, Oxford University Press eBooks and Medical Entomology and Zoology.
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