Europe is famously tesselated, with different cultural and language groups clustering in different regions. But how did they all get there? And how are they related?
Rigor acadêmico, estilo jornalístico
Todos os artigos de Language
Exibindo 621 - 640 de 717 artigos
Are tests to prove asylum seekers come from where they say they do impossible to do fairly?
Language is traditionally associated with the left side of the brain. But Mandarin speakers are using the right side.
There has been a 16% decline in the number of first degree language students since 2007.
The Macquarie Dictionary last week named “mansplain” its word of the year for 2014. The Dictionary defines mansplain as: verb (t) Colloquial (humorous) (of a man) to explain (something) to a woman, in…
I recently stumbled upon a post that describes the process of literary translation as “soul-crushing.” That’s news to me, and I’ve been engaged in literary translation for the better part of four decades…
New technology has the habit of making certain professions redundant. Power looms put cotton workers out of job, leading to the rise of the Luddites. Word processors put an end to the typing pool. Now…
There is increasing evidence that bilingualism can affect how the brain works. Older, lifelong bilinguals have demonstrated better cognitive skills in tasks that require increased cognitive control. These…
Australians aren’t well known for their articulation. From Kath and Kim to Kylie Mole, we’re the first to poke fun at our poor speech habits. But are our word choices reflecting badly on our common or…
Interpreting the Bible is a tricky business at the best of times. Those encountering nativity plays or Hollywood epics such as Exodus: Gods and Kings will no doubt spot errors, ranging from innocent inaccuracies…
Being able to communicate effectively in a foreign language is a challenge faced by many of us. If you’re a newcomer to a country, conveying a message in a language that is not your mother tongue is often…
A proposal in Germany to make all migrants speak German in public and at home has ignited a heated debate about immigration and language. The proposals come from the German Christlich-Soziale Union (CSU…
How robust are languages learned in childhood but disused later in life? A new study by researchers at McGill University and the University of Montreal has found that the forgotten birth language of adoptees…
Selfies were so 2013. But vaping’s in: Oxford Dictionaries have announced vape as its international Word of the Year 2014. The runners up are bae, budtender, contactless, indyref, normcore and slacktivism…
A year after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the University of California, Berkeley, conducted a postmortem of the media coverage of the so-called “Iraq war”. The conference included academics, journalists…
It has become commonplace to hear that English is now a sort of “global” language, or lingua franca. Although this might be partly true, is it right to draw the conclusion that native speakers of English…
According to Hansard, in the parliament of John Howard’s first term of government the adjective “medieval” was used eight times. In the following term, however, it cropped up 46 times. What happened? Why…
The shortage of foreign language skills in the UK is now a permanent preoccupation, with some sources placing the estimated cost of the deficit as high as £48 billion a year. Britons are now seen as a…
A little item buried on the inside pages of newspapers recently caused a small stir. Latin plant names, it was claimed, were “in danger of dying out”, following a decision by the International Botanical…
A few years back, an honours student in linguistics at Macquarie University did a small study of American presidential oratory. The student chose four speeches, in which four different American presidents…
Principais colaboradores
-
Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University
-
Kate Burridge é um amigo do The Conversation.
Professor of Linguistics, Monash University
-
Course coordinator, The University of Queensland
-
Associate Dean and Professor of Psychology, University of Memphis
-
Professor of English Language and Literature, University of Oxford
-
Professor of Linguistics, University of York
-
Associate Professor in Linguistics, Macquarie University
-
Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
-
Professor of Linguistics and English, Florida International University
-
Professor of African Language Studies, University of the Western Cape
-
Postdoctoral research fellow (Forensic Linguistics/ Language and Law), University of the Western Cape
-
Professor, Charles Darwin University
-
Professor of Communication and Journalism, Texas A&M University
-
Director, Office of Scholarly Communication and Publishing, University of Pittsburgh
-
Professor of Linguistics
