Department of English Language and Linguistics

The Department is a world-leading centre of excellence for both teaching and research in English Language and Applied Linguistics.

Birmingham Perspective

Euphemism and Fertility

"To address this multi-faceted problem in fertility and language, there need to be more conversations between linguists and clinicians."

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Posted 10 June 2020

A new study by Dagmar Divjak and Petar Milin in the journal Cognitive Science.

Posted 05 June 2020

Petar Milin will be one of the four Editors-in-Chief for Elsevier's new edition (3rd).

Posted 26 May 2020

Four simple steps to prepare for your undergraduate English Language degree at the University of Birmingham

We are proud to offer throughout the academic year a series of events and research seminars, closely tied to the department's academic work.

If you would like to spend a period of time in Birmingham pursuing your research, you can apply to become a member of our Centre for Advanced Research in English (CARE).