Language Policy and Planning in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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Language Policy and Planning in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Journal: Current Issues in Language Planning
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Group
Manuscript Submission Deadline: 31 October 2026
Current Issues in Language Planning invites high-quality submissions for its Special Issue on Language Policy and Planning in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.
About the Special Issue
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the global language landscape, influencing language governance, multilingual communication, digital literacy, and linguistic rights. As AI-powered technologies become increasingly integrated into public institutions, education, workplaces, and digital communication, they are emerging as powerful actors in language policy and planning (LPP).
This Special Issue seeks theoretical and empirical contributions examining how AI is reshaping language policy, governance, linguistic representation, language access, and multilingualism. It welcomes interdisciplinary research addressing both opportunities and challenges arising from AI-enabled language technologies.
Topics of Interest
Submissions may include, but are not limited to:
AI governance and language policy frameworks
Linguistic dimensions of AI regulation (e.g., EU AI Act)
AI, Natural Language Processing, and language representation
Bias, inequality, and multilingualism in AI systems
AI-mediated communication, translation, and chatbots
Language access and linguistic rights in public institutions
Linguistic data governance, ownership, and consent
AI and digital literacy policies
AI's influence on language norms and standardization
Language learning, education, and AI-enabled workplaces
AI as a non-human language policy and planning agent
Preferred Article Types
The journal welcomes:
Original Research Articles
Conceptual Papers
Empirical Studies
Policy and Interdisciplinary Research
Submission Information
Abstract Deadline: 31 May 2026
Manuscript Submission Deadline: 31 October 2026
Manuscripts should follow the journal's official author guidelines.
All submissions will undergo the journal's standard peer-review process.
Special Issue Editors
Prof. Anthony J. Liddicoat, University of Warwick
Dr. Catherine Siew Kheng Chua, Ngee Ann Polytechnic
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