대한언어학회 전자저널

Lee, Seonhye; Jeon, Haewonm & Kang, Hyun Soon. (2024). A bibliometric analysis of research trends in language policy for spoken and sign languages. The Linguistic Association of Korea Journal, 32(4), 1-23. Despite the wealth of studies on language policy in spoken and sign languages, more meta-research is needed on the worldwide development and trends of this area of investigation over the past few decades. The occupation of this gap allows scholars to take stock of the current state of research, get overviews of the contributions made to the field, foresee future research trends, and identify research needs and gaps that may be addressed in future investigations. Analyzing publications from 1990 to 2024 from the Web of Science, this study identifies the evolution and trends of language policy in spoken and sign languages, revealing distinct differences between spoken and sign languages through keyword analysis. The results show a steady increase in the number of publications, and the US is the leading country in the number of publications in spoken and sign languages. We examine the evolution of language policy in spoken and sign languages through research output, citation patterns, and thematic timing to identify key trends. Due to the unique characteristics and background of sign language, this study reveals significant differences in the main research topics between spoken and sign languages. These results contribute to identifying new research needs and, therefore, to developing future directions in language policy.

# 언어정책(Language policy) # 언어계획(Language planning) # 계량서지학 (bibliometric analysis) # 수화언어(sign languages) # 연구동향(research trends)

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