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Use when targeting Linguistic Inquiry (MIT Press) or deciding whether a generative-linguistics manuscript fits this venue. Encodes the journal's fit in generative syntax and its interfaces, the formal-analysis bar, squib format, house style, glossing and double-blind norms, official-submission re-check, and desk-reject heuristics.

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# Linguistic Inquiry (linguistic-inquiry)

## Journal positioning

Linguistic Inquiry, published by MIT Press, is the leading venue for theoretically
driven work in generative grammar — principally syntax and its interfaces with
morphology, semantics, and phonology. Its defining expectation is a **formal analysis
that advances generative theory**: a precise proposal, motivated by sharp data, that
makes the grammar more explanatory or revises a theoretical assumption with consequences
beyond the immediate case. The journal also publishes short **squibs** posing a focused
empirical or theoretical problem. A broad descriptive survey, a framework-agnostic
overview, or a paper indifferent to generative architecture is a poor fit. This skill is
a **fit / venue-selection / re-framing** aid. It does not replace the journal's current
submission guidelines. Before submitting, re-check the live Linguistic Inquiry author
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