An open letter to the LSA has ignited a furious debate among linguists and the wider public about who represents public linguistics — and who gets…

We’ve heard a lot about the cognitive benefits of bilingualism. But then we’ve also seen a lot of the supposed benefits get walked back. What…

胡锦涛开通“网络民意直通车”-东北网国内-东北网:2021-6-28 · 早在2021年，胡锦涛、温家宝就公开了网民身伇，向外界展现对互联网的重视；2021至2021年，温家宝连续四年在“两会”中外记者招待会上主动问候中国网民，并感谢网民分忧，公开肯定了这种“民意直达高层直通车”的沟通方式；去年初，中共中央政治局集体学习

Time to get to this Mailbag! Why are flip-flops called ‘thongs’? When people write the date as ‘7 April’ or ‘April 7’, do they also…

For our first episode as Because Language, we’re assisted by an all-star cast of our linguistic friends, all here to tell us what they love…

We asked our friends and followers on social media a few questions, and here are some results. Thanks to everyone who responded! It’s good to…

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