EL Publishing produces a range of eBooks in PDF format that discuss topics in the theory and practice of language documentation and description, language support and revitalisation, and sociolinguistics and anthropological linguistics. eBooks may be written by one or more authors, or be edited collections of papers by multiple authors on a particular topic or language area. eBooks normally range is size from 100 to 300 pages, and works that incorporate multimodal materials are especially encouraged.
We are particularly keen to receive submissions from early-career researchers, language activists, and/or community members. If you are interested in submitting an eBook to us for consideration please consult the Information for Authors advice page.
Currently published eBooks
- Language, Land and Song: Studies in Honour of Luise Hercus, edited by Peter K. Austin, Harold Koch & Jane Simpson
- Endangered Languages and the Land: Mapping Landscapes of Multilingualism, edited by Sebastian Drude, Nicholas Ostler, & Marielle Moser
- Proceedings of Conference on Language Documentation and Description edited by Peter K. Austin, Oliver Bond & David Nathan
- Proceedings of Conference on Language Documentation and Description 2 edited by Peter K. Austin, Oliver Bond, Monik Charette, David Nathan & Peter Sells
- Proceedings of Conference on Language Documentation and Description 3 edited by Peter K. Austin, Oliver Bond, Lutz Marten & David Nathan
- Proceedings of Conference on Language Documentation and Description 4 edited by Aicha Belkadi, Kakia Chatsiou & Kirsty Rowan
Forthcoming eBooks
- Kroondal German, by Sheena Shah, Theresa Biberauer & Erika Herrmann
- Writing Click Languages, by Sheena Shah & Matthias Brenzinger