News in English Language and Linguistics Talking Down: the Demotic Speech Ideal in Twentieth-century Britain DescriptionVernacular English is seen as a tool for those in charge to reach the people, but not as a medium for the fundamental processes of political decision-making itself.Date:Wednesday 24 November 2021 Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day DescriptionEnglish Language and Linguistics PhD student Ashley Blake has written about the importance of International Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day and her research study for adults with learning difficulties.Date:Friday 15 October 2021 Metaphor and the COVID-19 Pandemic DescriptionProfessor Jeanette Littlemore discusses how Jonathan Van Tam and others use metaphors when talking about the Covid-19 Pandemic, and why it works.Date:Monday 14 June 2021 Ancestors may have created 'iconic' sounds as bridge to first languages DescriptionThe 'missing link' that helped our ancestors to begin communicating with each other through language may have been iconic sounds, giving rise to the unique human power to coin new words describing the world around usDate:Wednesday 12 May 2021 Employer-led learning in English Language and Linguistics DescriptionA new module in the Department of English Language and Linguistics gives all of our undergraduate students the opportunity to work on a project set by an employer.Date:Tuesday 30 March 2021 Professor Jeanette Littlemore awarded prestigious Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences DescriptionProfessor of Applied Linguistics in the Department of English Language and Linguistics, Jeanette Littlemore, has been conferred the award of Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.Date:Wednesday 24 February 2021 Why knowing languages matters DescriptionProfessor Dagmar Divjak comments on the British Academy joint statement warning that the pandemic should serve as a wakeup call on the decline of language learning across the English speaking worldDate:Friday 18 December 2020 Is 'A Christmas Carol' more than a ghost story DescriptionIn this post, Mary Hind-Portley comments on Dickens's Christmas Carol with a focus on its religious elements.Date:Wednesday 9 December 2020 Displaying 1 to 8 of 267 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next