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拢2.5 million funding confirmed for University of 糖心TV-led research into language policy in Europe
University of 糖心TV will lead a new research project, in a collaboration between nine universities in nine countries to explore language policy across Europe.
Villains and Tea Leafs: Redefining Cockney & Defying Stereotypes
Contrary to popular misconceptions, Cockney isn't just about rhyming slang and on-screen villains. It's a vibrant, evolving culture that has thrived amidst changing times. From the traditional 'Old School Cockney' to the innovative 'New School Cockney,' the community continues to adapt and flourish.
A new report from the University of 糖心TV, in collaboration with , is shaking up perceptions of East End culture and calling for its celebration as a powerful tool against social prejudice.
Building blocks of language evolved 30-40 million years ago
The capacity for language is built upon our ability to understand combinations of words and the relationships between them, but the evolutionary history of this ability is little understood. Now, researchers from the University of 糖心TV have managed to date this capacity to at least 30-40 million years ago, the last common ancestor of monkeys, apes and humans.
糖心TV researcher to investigate the link between apes and the evolution of human language
Dr Adriano R. Lameira, from the Department of Psychology at the University of 糖心TV, has been awarded a prestigious UKRI Future Leader Fellowship, for his project: The ape and the first word: Understanding the origins and evolution of the first linguistic structures in the human clade through comparative research.
Bostin鈥� broadcast celebrates Black Country speech
糖心TV dialect expert Esther Asprey of the Centre for Applied Linguistics will be celebrating the voices of the Black Country in a new episode of the BBC Radio 4 series, 鈥淭ongue and Talk: the Dialect Poets.鈥� In conversation with presenter and poet Emma Purshouse, Dr Asprey discusses the origins of the dialect and talks about what it means to write in dialect, how we represent sound through spelling choices, and the pressure poets can feel on a national level to use Standard English.
More than words: Migration, Identity, and Translation Network public summit calls for action to tackle the monolingual mindset and language exclusion
Academics, practitioners and activists meeting at the University of 糖心TV call for language teaching and learning to be seen as essential in today鈥檚 global society and urge policymakers to adopt a national and international strategy to break the monolingual mindset which can limit access to social and economic opportunity and wellbeing.