Expert Comment
Dr Chris Strelluf gives a linguists' perspective on the King's Speech
Dr Chris Strelluf comments on how the King's Speech both how it advocates for the government and distances itself from the monarchy.
鈥淎ll in all, it鈥檚 a clever piece of audience design鈥� - Dr Kieran File on Jurgen Klopp鈥檚 swearing
Dr Kieran File, expert on sports culture and communication at the Centre for Applied Linguistics, discusses Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp鈥檚 swearing in his post-match interviews.
鈥淥ur society still operates on a monolingual ideal鈥�: Expert comment from Professor Jo Angouri
As the number of students studying German and French drops by half in UK secondary schools, expert in multilingualism from the Centre for Applied Linguistics, Professor Jo Angouri, explains this decline in foreign language learning.
Dr Christopher Strelluf on the Collins Dictionary 2018 word of the year
Dr Christopher Strelluf expert in linguistics, comments on the Collins Word of the Year List 2018, which includes the words 鈥榮ingle-use鈥�, 鈥榞ammon鈥� and 鈥榞aslight鈥�.
Reading for pleasure falls after primary school years - expert comment
Only one-third of teenage boys in the UK say they enjoy reading, a study by the National Literacy Trust suggests. Dr Richard Smith isn't convinced.