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Language tip of the week: responsibility
In this weekly post, we bring more useful content from the Macmillan Dictionary to English language learners. These tips are usually based on areas of English which learners find difficult, e.g....
View ArticleLanguage tip of the week: responsibility
In this weekly post, we bring more useful content from the Macmillan Dictionary to English language learners. These tips are usually based on areas of English which learners find difficult, e.g....
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PARANYMPH.
I was looking at the Wikipedia article on Barcelona when a photo in the "Education" section caught my eye; it showed a large, attractive, light-filled room and was labeled "Paranymph of the UB." I am...
View ArticleJoin me at Brand2Global in London, Sept. 16-18
I’m pleased to be participating in the new Brand2Global Conference in London on Sept. 16-18. This is a unique event, focused on global marketing, branding, and expanding market share. I’ll be teaching...
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Rutgers Linguistics Professor Explores Origins of "The" - News from...
News from RutgersRutgers Linguistics Professor Explores Origins of "The"News from RutgersCAMDEN — Imagine if we asked, “Do you want to go to movies?” or said, “Please pass salt.” Omitting the from a...
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Music professor creates device for speech, cognitive therapy
A music professor created a unique therapeutic device to treat speech and hearing disorders and memory loss, among other things.
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Imagination can change what we hear and see
Our imagination may affect how we experience the world more than we perhaps think. What we imagine hearing or seeing "in our head" can change our actual perception. The study sheds new light on a...
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Gene deletion affects early language and brain white matter
A chromosomal deletion is associated with changes in the brain's white matter and delayed language acquisition in youngsters from Southeast Asia or with ancestral connections to the region, said an...
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Preserving a treasure: der deutsche Sprachatlas in Wisconsin
One of the great landmarks in linguistic history was, I'd have to say, the German Linguistic Atlas. This is the famous project where Georg Wenker mailed a set of sentences to teachers all over...
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Early brain stimulation may help stroke survivors recover language function
Non-invasive brain stimulation may help stroke survivors recover language function. Survivors treated with the technique regained more language function than those who did not get treatment.
View ArticleBipartisan Immigration Overhaul Passes the Senate
The U.S. Senate approved a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, moving hundreds of thousands young, undocumented students a step closer to possible citizenship.
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Shanghai had no Grid Plan
Shanghai: not being a grid I saw this Speed Levitch video in which he rails against the grid plan of New York City, and I couldn’t help but think of my adopted home of Shanghai. Here’s a quote from the...
View Article6/28/13 - grotesque
1. A style of art in which bizarre animate forms are interwoven with fantastical plants and flowers. 2. Horrifyingly and unnaturally bizarre, distorted, misshaped and ugly.
View ArticleReuters Video: EU seeks jobs for lost generation
After Europe clinched two significant deals on banking and their long-term budget, EU leaders are meeting in Brussels, with unemployment top of the agenda. Joanna Partridge asks whether they have the...
View ArticleCartoon: Osborne's Yummy Kebab
This cartoon by Paul Thomas from The Daily Express relates to the ongoing controversy over UK Chancellor George Osborne's gourmet burger (see yesterday's Words in the News for more on this). Osborne is...
View ArticleWord of the day: Al dente
Arrived in English use in the 1930s; from Italy of course. Its meaning is tender but firm. It literally means – “ready for the tooth”. Al dente refers primarily to the softness of pasta. But what state...
View ArticleLexiophiles TGIF Selection No. 221
Are you ready to rock on the weekend? I can tell you that bab.la people are in the party mood for sure! So get tuned in with fun from our collection of videos! If you want to send us a funny, musical...
View Article#86 Boletim do Fórum de Inglês
Howdy English Experts readers! Aproveito o boletim de hoje para informar que estamos trabalhando a todo vapor para retomar a publicação dos podcasts do English Experts. Gravei dois programas especiais...
View ArticleTrès Bon! Improve Your French With 6 Clever Tips and Tricks
1. Practice Regular practice is paramount when you are trying to learn any language. The reason you are learning French may be to go to France and talk with native speakers. But, while traveling to...
View ArticleDon’t miss the Gilbane Conference call for papers deadline
Every year we get a last minute rush of speaking proposals for the Gilbane Conference, and then… we get tons of emails asking when the deadline is, and then we …
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