language

A new research project examining a linguistic construction called the Verb Second constraint could, academics believe, help to explain how people...

Dr Teresa Parodi (Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics) discusses the linguistic, social and cognitive advantages of speaking more than...

Research into a ‘playful’ and increasingly popular urban language that grew out of the necessity for criminals to hide their true intent could help...

Individual differences in early language development, and in later language functioning, are associated with changes in the anatomy of the brain in...

In this article, Professor of Education Neil Mercer argues that ‘talk’ needs tuition; state schools must teach spoken language skills for the sake of...

A 13th-century manuscript of Arthurian legend once owned by the Knights Templar is one of the star attractions of a new exhibition opening today at...

Ambiguity in language poses the greatest challenge when it comes to training a computer to understand the written word. Now, new research aims to...

A database of Welsh tweets is being used to identify the characteristics of an evolving language.