Articles
Kyanising, kestos and vassarettes
The stories behind famous brand names
Language as headache
How to think like a linguist
Our survey says…
Research into the meaning of feminism
Polari
The lost-and-found language of gay men
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A look at Early Modern English news
Return to sender
The impact of exotic Americanisms on British youth
Regular features
Ask a linguist
Why is the letter ‘X’ used to represent a kiss?
Language games
Test yourself on the Aztec empire language Nahuatl
Language in the news
Misogynist language in Australia
Revelations about the history of the OED
Languages of the world
The African language Dagara
The linguistic lexicon
Babel brings you the letter B
Lives in language
Dialectologist Stanley Ellis
Meet the professionals
Translator Nicole Y. Adams
Pull-out poster
The Indo-European language family tree
Reviews
David Crystal’s The Future of Language
Marion Nash, Jackie Lowe and David Leah’s Supporting Early Language Development
