Babel Number 42 (February 2023)

Babel No42 (February 2023) Articles Made-up languages and the limits of the human mind Michelle Sheehan on what we can learn through artificial language experiments Shifting voices in Dungeons & Dragons Joseph Wilson and Adam Axbey look at the linguistic...

Babel Number 41 (November 2022)

Babel No41 (November 2022) Articles Interview with the editors Lesley Jeffries and Dan McIntyre on 10 years of Babel Metaphors we learn by Kim Pager-McClymont and Evangelina Papathanasiou on using metaphors in Academic English teaching Number Rania Adnan Aziz on what...

Babel Number 40 (August 2022)

Babel No40 (August 2022) Articles The rather unusual linguistic landscape of Norway Simone Bacchini explores the complex linguistic history of NorwayBreathing a sign of relief Graham H Tuner asks what a new Act of Parliament will do for British Sign Language“Oat milk...

Babel Number 39 (May 2022)

Babel No39 (May 2022) ArticlesTwitter complaints Nicolas Ruytenbeek on research into emotional contagion.The Welsh Not Tim Brookes looks at the history of language oppression in the classroom.Choosing a language mentor Alex Poole on the importance of someone to...

Babel Number 38

Babel No38 (February 2022) ArticlesBasic English Frederick Hale on Charles Kay Ogden’s work on an international auxiliary languageWhat’s in a name? Harry parkin investigates the origins and development of family names in BritainFrom stats to style Dan...