Not every academic is a grammar geek. Yet most of us have pet peeves that tend to irk us when we spot them in our students’ work. And we’re spotting them more than ever, thanks to the hit that ...

Benjamin Miller works for the University of Sydney. University students across the nation will be handing in their first assignments of the academic year over the next few weeks. Academic staff will ...

The Ph.D. program in linguistics was established at the University of Delaware in 1985. Its mission is to provide students with the intellectual ability to understand, create, integrate and apply ...

November 12, 2010 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Though some might treat grammar as dead serious business, that's not a particularly fun way to learn it. Brush ...

Linguistics is the scientific study of human language—its structure and diversity, how it’s learned and understood, and how it shapes cultural practices. As a linguistics major you’ll study all ...

Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It investigates the subconscious and systematic knowledge that speakers of a language possess. Such knowledge allows them to communicate and ...

Students in Saint Louis University’s Department of Linguistics, Literatures, and Cultures don’t just study language; beyond linguistic and intercultural competence, they gain an appreciation for art, ...

A new study suggests that language may rely less on complex grammar than previously thought. Every time we speak, we’re ...

A special course has been developed so teachers can prepare almost 200,000 primary school leavers for a rigorous English test next summer after a shake-up by former education secretary Michael Gove.