Migrants to the UK will now face tougher English language requirements under a new law tabled in Parliament on October 14, as the government pushes ahead with its plan to replace what it called ...
If you want to communicate in a new language, the iPhone can help you out. Rather than wrestle with auto-correct when you try to write in a different language, you can simply change the language of ...
A 2023 YouGov poll found that only 21% of UK adults can hold a conversation in a language other than their mother tongue. About half of the other 79% regretted not engaging more with languages at ...
The study of intensifiers has emerged as a dynamic field in linguistics, revealing how seemingly simple modifiers such as “really”, “so”, and “very” play a crucial role in shaping meaning and ...
Migrants wanting to get a British visa will have to pass A-Level-standard English tests, ministers revealed today. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said it was 'unacceptable' for arrivals to be 'unable ...
Language is constantly adapting and changing to reflect our changing lives, experiences and cultures. Language change enables us to accommodate new ideas, inventions and technologies. It's not just ...
Teenagers are not solely causing language change, according to research. Language changes occur throughout a lifetime and not just during the teenage years. In fact, teenagers may not be causing ...
Throughout human history, there have been many instances where two populations came into contact—especially in the past few thousand years because of large-scale migrations as a consequence of ...