Tag: English language
Making English the official US language can’t erase the fact that...
Daniel J. Olson, Purdue University
English should be the official language of the United States, says a new executive...
Love it or hate it, nonliteral ‘literally’ is here to stay:...
Valerie M. Fridland, University of Nevada, Reno
Few words so rile language purists as the use of the adverb...
Why some people talk very fast and others … take …...
Michelle Devereaux, Kennesaw State University and Chris C. Palmer, Kennesaw State University
Pop culture abounds with examples of very...
Curious Kids: Why do we say ‘OK’?
Elly van Gelderen, Arizona State University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert...
How Swedish children learn English through gaming
By Pia Sundqvist, Karlstads University and Liss Kerstin Sylvén, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
An hour of homework or an hour of World of Warcraft? It’s...
EXPLORING NATURE
Israelis have a skewed view on extent of Gaza’s hunger plight...
Jori Breslawski, Tel Aviv University and Carlo Koos, University of Bergen
Under mounting international pressure, Israel announced on May...
