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Use when targeting Natural Language & Linguistic Theory (Springer) or deciding whether a theoretical-syntax/morphology manuscript fits this venue. Encodes the journal's fit in formal analysis grounded in rich cross-linguistic data, the empirical-grounding bar, house style, glossing and double-blind norms, official-submission re-check, and desk-reject heuristics.

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# Natural Language & Linguistic Theory (natural-language-and-linguistic-theory)

## Journal positioning

Natural Language & Linguistic Theory (NLLT), published by Springer, is a leading venue
for theoretical linguistics — especially syntax and morphology — distinguished by its
insistence that **formal analyses be tested against rich, often cross-linguistic
empirical data**. Its defining expectation is a theoretical proposal that is both
formally explicit and **deeply grounded in careful language description**: the analysis
must earn its keep on detailed data, frequently from less-studied languages, and yield
consequences for grammatical theory. A formalism-driven paper that is thin on data, or a
description with no theoretical proposal, 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 NLLT author instructions, and defer all
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