Journal: Letras Escreve
Issue: ENDANGERED LANGUAGES: DOCUMENTATION, DESCRIPTION, ANALYSIS, REVITALIZATION, AND TEACHING
Call Deadline: 07-Jul-2025

Call for Thematic Dossier:

LETRAS ESCREVE JOURNAL (QUALIS A3)
ENDANGERED LANGUAGES: DOCUMENTATION, DESCRIPTION, ANALYSIS, REVITALIZATION, AND TEACHING

1 – JOURNAL PRESENTATION
Letras Escreve (ISSN 2238-8060) is a peer-reviewed journal affiliated with the Portuguese-French and Portuguese-English Language Programs and the Graduate Program in Linguistics and Literary Studies at the Federal University of Amapá (Brazil). Its mission is to disseminate scientific research by scholars from Brazilian and international universities, fostering academic debate in the fields of Literature, Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Foreign/Additional Languages, and Literary Studies.
AREA: Linguistics and Literature
QUALIS: A3 (2017–2020)
2 – DOSSIER PROPOSAL
Within the broader field of Linguistics, particularly in studies on linguistic diversity, there has been a growing interest in research addressing the documentation, description, analysis, and revitalization of endangered languages.
In this context, Letras Escreve (Qualis A3), in its commitment to promoting academic dialogue on linguistic diversity, presents the following thematic dossier proposal: “Endangered Languages: Documentation, Description, Analysis, Revitalization, and Teaching.” This dossier will compile original articles exploring challenges and strategies for preserving endangered languages, emphasizing their role in safeguarding cultural identities and traditional knowledge, as well as their indelible contribution as a source of insight into human natural languages.
We recognize that theoretical-methodological principles from diverse linguistic approaches — such as Linguistic Documentation, Phonetic-Phonological Studies, Morphosyntax, Sociolinguistics, Public Policies for Revitalization, Digital Technologies for Language Preservation, Bilingual Education, and the Development of Teaching Materials for Mother Tongue Education — have significantly advanced the valorization, documentation, description, analysis, and revitalization of endangered languages.

Thus, this dossier aims to gather research on endangered languages focusing on:
1. Linguistic Documentation: Innovative methods, emerging technologies, and experiential reports on documentation;
2. Description and Analysis: Phonetic-phonological, morphosyntactic, semantic, and sociolinguistic studies of endangered languages;
3. Language Revitalization: Community-driven initiatives, public policies, pedagogical strategies, and digital technologies;
4. Mother Tongue Teaching: Development of didactic materials, teacher training, bilingual education, and curriculum integration.

TIMELINE
• Call Launch Date: April 7, 2025
• Submission Deadline: April 7, 2025 – July 7, 2025
• Publication Date: October 31, 2025

Submissions must adhere to the journal’s guidelines, available at:
https://periodicos.unifap.br/letrasescreve/about/submissions

Manuscripts should be submitted via:
https://periodicos.unifap.br/letrasescreve/submission/wizard

Editors:
- Prof. Dr. Glauber Romling da Silva
Federal University of Amapá (UNIFAP – Oiapoque Campus)
- Prof. Dr. Gelsama Mara Ferreira dos Santos
Federal University of Amapá (UNIFAP – Oiapoque Campus)
- Prof. Dr. Eduardo Alves Vasconcelos
Federal University of Amapá (UNIFAP - Santana Campus)
- Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Roessler
University of Minho (CEHUM)

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics