Articles
Anything you say may be given in evidence
A look at the work of forensic speech scientists
Circles of English
How English norms are shifting
How to speak Venusian
The problems of intergalactic communication
Politeness in Chinese
Is Chinese politeness really different to in the West?
Regular features
Language games
How quickly can you pick up Abma?
Language in the news
The passing of the Queen’s English Society
English in the primary curriculum
The linguistic lexicon
Babel brings you the letter A
Lives in language
Philosopher of language H. Paul Grice
Reviews
Philip Gooden’s The Story of English
Susie Dent’s How to Talk Like a Local