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lang-topic-selection

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Use when deciding whether a linguistics project fits Language (Linguistic Society of America) and how to frame it. Language is a generalist flagship spanning every subfield; the test is a theoretically grounded contribution legible to the whole discipline, not a description of one language or a result inside one framework. Helps frame the question; it does not collect or gloss data.

When to use

• Choosing among projects or framings for a Language submission
• Deciding between a General Research Article and a shorter Research Report
• Weighing Language against a subfield venue
• Pressure-testing fit before investing in a project
• Framing a question for broad disciplinary legibility

When not to use

• Collecting data
• Glossing data
• Framework-internal results that do not engage rivals
• Pure description of one language with no theoretical claim

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