Language and Literature is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes articles in the field of stylistics.

It has a broad coverage and offers easy access to cutting-edge research in the field.

[1] The journal was originally called Parlance and was an in-house publication of the Poetics and Linguistics Association.

Parlance was edited by Mick Short and produced at Lancaster University.

The name Parlance was revived in 2004 as the title of the newsletter of the Poetics and Linguistics Association.