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Whistle While You Work: The Function of Whistled Languages in a World of Instant Connection
When someone mentions whistling, you might picture the seven dwarfs heading off ready for a day’s work, maybe the dawn chorus that you...
A language in crisis: Welsh names that are too Welsh for Welsh people
The Welsh language has faced many threats in its lengthy history, from the banning of the Welsh language in the Act of Union in 1586 to...
Gendered languages: the link between society and grammar
A survey on gender systems in 256 different languages shows that 112 (44%) have grammatical gender and the other 144 (56%) are...
The importance of corporate language learning amid Brexit
The benefits of learning a language for your mental health, your cognitive abilities and your social skills are all very well known, but...
MFL in the UK: The fight for languages in a STEM-dominated education system
It’s undeniable that modern foreign languages are often set aside for the more favourable STEM subjects. Is this due to a lack of...
COMMUNICATING IN A CRISIS: THE LINGUISTIC BARRIERS OF COMMUNICATING IN THE ROHINGYA CAMPS
Pre-existing, unresolved language barriers are thrown into sharp relief when a global pandemic requires the rapid dissemination of...
The linguistic politics of Canada: Is French the key to political success?
As with many countries, the languages of Canada are enshrined in its colonial history. However, French is rooted that bit deeper into...
The Science Behind The Polyglots: Krashen's Second Language Acquisition Theory
We all know that foreign languages are one of the hardest things to learn and, possibly, even harder to teach. But what about those of us...
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