2026 Dossiers
Volume 16 (2026) of Entrepalavras will feature three dossiers, in addition to the miscellaneous section, which receives a continuous stream of articles and reviews from any subfield of linguistics.
1) Sociolinguistics: other interfaces, new applications
Submissions: open until February 28
Platform: www.entrepalavras.ufc.br/revista
Guest editors:
Dr. Márluce Coan (Federal University of Latin American Integration)
Dr. Valdecy de Oliveira Pontes (Federal University of Ceará)
Dr. Hebe Macedo de Carvalho (Federal University of Ceará).
Publication: volume 16 (2026)
Continuing the work ‘Sociolinguistics: interfaces and applications,’ we propose, for this dossier, the presentation of research that explores other theoretical-methodological connections based on the classical apparatus of Sociolinguistics, as well as new fields of application, with the purpose of presenting to the reader the broad scope of contemporary Sociolinguistics. We welcome theoretical articulations, interdisciplinary practices and applications in various fields of knowledge that have sociolinguistics as their starting point or destination, as a theoretical or methodological partner, or as a guiding thread for analysis to understand variation and change. Through interfaces and applications, we aim to show the vitality of sociolinguistics: while maintaining its basic premises, it adapts to new times.
2) Rhetoric: classical and contemporary approaches
Submissions: March 15 to May 15
Platform: https://periodicos.ufc.br/entrepalavras
Guest editors:
Dr. João Benvindo de Moura (Federal University of Piauí)
Dr. Eduardo Pantaleão de Morais (State University de Alagoas)
Dr. Max Silva da Rocha (Federal University de Alagoas).
Rhetoric is a field of knowledge that aims to unveil the argumentative techniques (Perelman and Olbrechts-Tyteca, 2014) that permeate different acts of language—oral, written, visual, and others. Through this art of persuading through discourse (Reboul, 2004), it is possible to describe, explain, and interpret how linguistic productions aim to convince, persuade, guide, and modify beliefs and opinions, as well as broaden already achieved adherence (Amossy, 2020). Thus, rhetorical strategies are present in different discursive domains, such as journalistic, legal, media, religious, political, educational, and literary, among others. Currently, with digital rhetoric (Mateus, 2018), we see an explosion of research focusing on this universe, which is in full swing in our society. Furthermore, rhetorical proofs (Aristotle, 2011) are constituted in texts and discourses, projecting constructions of self-image (ethos), activating preferable reasoning (logos), and arousing passions (pathos), which can awaken sensations of pain or joy in an audience. In this approach, the focus of this dossier is to gather articles that address rhetoric and its possible interfaces with enunciative and pragmatic theories, in their theoretical, methodological, analytical, and pedagogical aspects. With this, we intend to further advance studies in our disciplinary area.
3) Language and artificial intelligence: critical perspectives in the algorithmic age
Submissions: from March 15 to May 15
Platform: https://periodicos.ufc.br/entrepalavras
Guest editors:
Dr. Júlio Araújo (Federal University of Ceará)
Dr. Paulo Boa Sorte (Federal University of Sergipe)
Dr. Kleber Silva (University of Brasília)
Dr. Eduardo de Moura Almeida (State University of Campinas)
Dr. Leonel Andrade dos Santos (Municipal Secretariat of Caucaia)
Entrepalavras invites scholars to submit articles for the thematic dossier “Language and Artificial Intelligence: Critical Perspectives in the Algorithmic Age”, which aims to bring together interdisciplinary studies dedicated to critically examining the sociocultural, ethical, and political impacts of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies on language practices.
In recent years, AI has radically reshaped the ways texts are produced, circulated, and interpreted across diverse spheres of social life, ranging from entertainment and education to justice systems and public security. These processes, mediated by opaque algorithms and automated curation dynamics, raise urgent questions: How can texts produced or mediated by AI be read critically? What forms of inequality and exclusion emerge or intensify in the algorithmic age? What new challenges arise for discourse analysis, literacy studies, and pedagogical practices in digital contexts?
This dossier seeks contributions that articulate theoretical reflection with empirical analysis, addressing themes such as:
- Algorithms as texts and discursive practices;
- Racism, sexism, audism, and other forms of algorithmic exclusion;
- Data curation and governance;
- Ethics and politics in AI-mediated meaning-making;
- Critical digital literacies and teacher education;
- Multimodality and algorithmic performativity;
- Intersectionality and sociotechnical inequalities.
Submissions grounded in diverse theoretical and methodological approaches are welcome, particularly those engaging with critical and decolonial perspectives and offering innovative readings of the relationship between language and artificial intelligence.
