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Is the Social Psychology of Language a Genuine Field of Study?

McGill University

Esther Usborne

McGill University

Language and social psychology, through its longevity, has established itself as a viable field of study. This special issue on language and discrimination is designed to showcase that viability. The authors examine the offerings in this issue with a view to answering a challenging question: Has language and social psychology proven itself beyond being simply an insular, descriptive subdiscipline with no impact on the social sciences as a whole? The analysis reveals that, both in terms of theory and method, language and social psychology has indeed positioned itself as a potentially important field. Its next challenge is to have a unique and widespread theoretical and methodological impact on the social science community.

Key Words: language • discrimination • state of the field

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