Babel No14 (February 2016)

Babel No14 (February 2016)ArticlesAnyone for Menace? – Dominic Watt, Sarah Jelly, James Tompkinson and Katherine Weinberg investigate intimidating speech patternsChanging the Debate – Deborah Cameron and Sylvia Shaw examine women party leaders’ languagePolitical...

Babel No15 (May 2016)

Babel No15 (May 2016)ArticlesThe Future of English – Simon Horobin on how English might look in the futureWho Did What to Whom? – Vikki Janke on new research into the language skills of children with autism spectrum disorderMetaphor Interpretation – Andreas Musollf on...

Babel No16 (August 2016)

Babel No16 (August 2016)ArticlesRediscovering Saussure – William J. Carrasco on revisiting Saussure’s workThe Inside Story of Variationist Sociolinguistics – Sali A. Tagliamonte tells the story of VSLXThe Other Saussure – Javier Alcalde on Saussure’s relationship with...

Babel No17 (November 2016)

Babel No17 (November 2016)ArticlesRomansch – Emma Jewell discusses the history and culture of RomanschThe Frog Stories – Jane Lugea on the ‘frog story’ methodologyLife in Death – James Akka looks at three stories of language birthWhy Do We Love Comic Characters? –...

Babel No18 (February 2017)

Babel No18 (February 2017)ArticlesEncountering Conlangs – Deak Kirkham investigates the intriguing phenomenon of constructed languagesReign of the Grass-mud Horse – Susanna Wickes looks at strategies for evading censorship on the Chinese internetOpportunity vs....