Babel Back Issues

Babel No35 (May 2021)

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The ENACT Web App The makers of a new app for language-learning on picking up a language through culture
The Art of Making a Good Impression Tony Lapidus on life as an impressionist
Small words, big expressions Mel Evans on the importance of interjections in Restoration theatre

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Babel No36 (August 2021)

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The mistakes that we deny that we make them Eva Wittenberg and Adam Morgan on what makes people say words they don't like saying.
The egocentric trappings of a pronoun Sandrine Sorlin asks 'Who is you?'
Subtitling visualised metaphors Jan Pedersen on the difficulties of translation in audiovisual translation.
Whose go is it? Joshua Blackburn on his new linguistic board game.
Accentism Rob Drummond on media discussions of accent prejudice.

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Babel No34 (February 2021)

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The acquisition of kinship Michelle Pascoe on what it means to become a ‘mother’
Is Cockney dead? Amanda Cole investigates who can be called a Cockney, and what their accent sounds like
Surveillance as a marker of quality and trust Viola Wiegand explores the changing meaning of ‘surveillance’

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Babel No33 (November 2020)

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Bringing the outside in – The Bringing the Outside In team discuss language-in-education policies in Botswana, Tanzania and Zambia.
Word association – Peter Thwaites on what word association can tell us about how language is organised in the mind.
Charley Dickens and university slang – Katie Wales looks at Charles’s son’s work in lexicography.
Kiezdeutsch – Aaron Zhu on a popular German multiethnolect.
AI’s opportunity to rethink the biases of language and society – Isabella Mandis on the problems and pitfalls of AI voices.
Bilingualism and cognition – Josephine Holubkov discusses research into bilingualism and cognition.

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Babel No32 (August 2020)

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Mining and the MOUTH vowel – Tom Devlin on deindustrialisation and sound change
Linguists at the Movies – the team behind @LinguistsMovies on language at the cinema
Minimal English – Boudjemaa Dendenne on how a lingua franca could reduce Anglophone privilege
‘Class like that’ – Jay Gilbert discusses dialects in the age of the internet

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Babel No30 (February 2020)

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The multiple benefits of making predictions in linguistics – Timotheus A. Bodt and Johann-Mattis List provide evidence for the regularity of sound change
What’s in a proper name? – Lieven Vandelanotte on whether proper names really are just any old words
Little communicators – Elspeth Wilson on investigating children’s pragmatic developments
Learning to differentiate between apparent synonyms – Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein on how Hebrew can help us to see the differences between similar words
A forensic stylistic challenge – David Crystal tests your anachronism-spotting skills

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Babel No30 (February 2020)

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Interview with Jean Berko Gleason – Babel Editorial Assistant Matthew Butler speaks to Jean Berko Gleason ahead of her Babel Lecture in June 

You say potato - Ella Jeffries talks about her work exploring children’s awareness of accents
Early second language learning - Diana Pili-Moss looks at the strengths and weaknesses of old and young as language learners
Talking with your hands – Jack Wilson on the underappreciated role of gesture in communication

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Babel No29 (November 2019)

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Ecolingusitics - Josh Coombs looks at how discourse analysis can help us save the planet
People versus machines? - Vanessa Hu looks at the advantages and disadvantages of a new age of translation
A brief history of cant - Ahmad Alharthi looks at early accounts of the language of the 'underworld'
Fundamental forces of the mind - Giosue Baggio and Andrea E. Martin look inside the brain to find out what holds thoughts and sentences together
Afrikaans - Frederick Hale examines the hybrid language at the centre of racial politics in South Africa
Borers, Chockers and back rippers - Natalie Braber discusses her research into the language of the mines

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Babel No28 (August 2019)

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Politeness in Tudor England – Irene Flack on what we can learn from Thomas Cromwell’s letters
‘Feminism’ in the news – Matthew Evans investigates definitions of ‘feminism’ and how they might affect our views
Linguacuisine – Learning languages and cultures while cooking
Why should we protect our community languages? – Teresa Ong looks at attempts to maintain Chinese community languages

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Babel No27 (May 2019)

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Interview with David Crystal - Vanja Karanovic interviews Babel’s Linguistic Consultant on the latest edition of his encyclopedia and his career
The language of pick-up artists - Sofia Rüdiger and Daria Dayter investigate the discursive style of self-proclaimed speed seduction experts
Researching youth language - Rob Drummond explains why sociolinguistic research into youth language is interesting and valuable
Talking about Brexit - Veronika Koller takes a look at how politicians, citizens and the media use language to talk about Britain’s exit from the European Union

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Babel No26 (February 2019)

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Fundamentally flawed words – Frederick Hale on the origins and semantic history of ‘fundamentalism’
Tetun in Timor – Catharina Williams-van Klinken on the rise of a small local language in East Timor
The Changing face of English idioms – Gareth Carrol looks at what idioms can tell us about the evolution of language and its interaction with culture
BLEU machine translation – Eirini Chatzikoumi asks how we can know if Google Translate and co are actually any good
Text machina – Hannah Little looks at AI in the final part of her series on sci-fi
It’s not about cats – Stefanie Sturm, Pedro Tiago Martins, Alejandro Andirko and Thomas O’Rourke investigate what different disciplines can teach us about our capacity for language

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Babel No25 (November 2018)

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Language and Nationalism – Kiana Rezakhanlou looks at the relationship between language and the idea of nationhood
From Cookie to Boss – Claudia Bensi explores how Dutch influenced US language and society
Linguistic X-men – Hannah Little on mutants and language
Evolving Linguistic Pluralism – Frederick Hale examines the multilingual fabric of American society
What Do We Hate When We Say We Hate Vocal Fry? – Carrie Gillon investigates the real problem with women’s voices
Word on the Street – Lydia McDonnell explores dialect among Manchester’s homeless community

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Babel No24 (August 2018)
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Everything You Wanted to Know about Film Translation Formats – Beata Podwysocka on subtitles, dubbing and voice-over
Afrikaans in Patagonia – Nicholas Henriksen explores the linguistic traits of a bilingual South African community
The Talking Dead – Hannah Little on what zombies can teach us about language
Analysing the Languages of the Stars – Dick Hudson and Neil Sheldon discuss a modern answer to the Babel myth
Language aptitude – Thomas Wagner discusses myths and realities around the concept of language aptitude

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Babel No23 (May 2018)
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Around the World in a Loanword - Andreea S Calude on why we borrow words from other languages
The Mystery of the Missing Prepositions - Laura R Bailey investigates different uses of 'because'
Can a Game of 'Vocal' Charades Act Out the Origins of Language? - Marcus Perlman on an experimental approach to exploring how our ancestors created the first words
Babel-on 5 - Hannah Little looks at the language of aliens

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Babel No22 (February 2018)
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I'd Know that Laugh Anywhere - Elliott Land discusses his stuy of naive speaker identification
South African English - Frederick Hale examines a widely influenced and widely influential variety of English
One Does Not Simply... - Lieven Vandelanotte thinks internet memes are more than a silly pastime
British Teachers and Linguistic Homelessness - Alex Baratta on the practice of accent modification among British teacher trainees

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Babel No21 (November 2017)
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Being Bilingual in America - Abhishek Dedhe looks at the tough language choices facing immigrant parents in the US
Wars on Language - Dong Hyun Kang on forgotten tales of language change
Babelfish Isn't Coming Anytime Soon - Jonathan Downie on translation earbuds
Automatic Paraphrasing - Vered Shwartz on how computers can be taught to overcome language variability
Spelling Reform - Ahmad Alharthi looks at attempts to change the way we spell

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Babel No20 (August 2017)
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Language: Its Forms and Functions - Simone Bacchini introduces Systemic Functional Linguistics
The Limits of Machine Translation - Inderjeet Mani on the challenges of machine translation
Looking for Language in the Brain - Patrick C. Trettenbrein offers a round-up of research into language and the brain
Why Does Everyone in Star Wars Speak English? - Philip Seargeant looks at the different ways in which sci-fi writers have created alien languages

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Babel No19 (May 2017)
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The Poetics of Hamilton - Jennifer Harding on figurative language in the hit Broadway show
Keep Calm and Use an Adverb - Paul Baker asks whether we still really love the gradable adverb
I Want to Speak American - Jette Hansen Edwards investigates American English in Hong Kong
What the F***? - Erica Gold and Dan McIntyre explore the relationship between sound and meaning in a famous scene from The Wire
Nadsat - Benet Vincent identifies the distinctive features of A Clockwork Orange's teen argot
Guise and Gullibility - Dominic Watt considers the light and dark sides of vocal impersonation

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Babel No18 (February 2017)
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Encountering Conlangs - Deak Kirkham investigates the intriguing phenomenon of constructed languages
Reign of the Grass-mud Horse - Susanna Wickes looks at strategies for evading censorship on the Chinese internet
Opportunity vs. Identity - Jon Reyhner looks at the negative effects of assimilationist educational efforts that sought to ‘civilise’
The Case of Double Negation - Naomi Gradwell on the history of a linguistic bugbear

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Babel No17 (November 2016)
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Romansch - Emma Jewell discusses the history and culture of Romansch
The Frog Stories - Jane Lugea on the ‘frog story’ methodology
Life in Death - James Akka looks at three stories of language birth
Why Do We Love Comic Characters? - Agnes Marszalek explores the language of narrative comedy
Metaphors the Market Lives By? - Maria Muelas Gil explores the language of English and Spanish news reports

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Babel No16 (August 2016)
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Rediscovering Saussure - William J. Carrasco on revisiting Saussure's work
The Inside Story of Variationist Sociolinguistics - Sali A. Tagliamonte tells the story of VSLX
The Other Saussure - Javier Alcalde on Saussure's relationship with his brother, Rene
Great Minds Think Slightly Differently - Hillary Waterman on the similarities and differences between the ideas of de Saussure and the logician Charles Sanders Pierce
What's in a Word? - Malcolm Hebron on the difference between 'migrant' and 'refugee'

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Babel No15 (May 2016)
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The Future of English - Simon Horobin on how English might look in the future
Who Did What to Whom? - Vikki Janke on new research into the language skills of children with autism spectrum disorder
Metaphor Interpretation - Andreas Musollf on how metaphors translate across cultures
We Speak Turkish - Anne Schluter on the impact of dining room language policies in Istanbul
Second Language Accent Acquisition - Ksenia Gnevsheva and Kevin Watson look at whether second language speakers can 'pass' as natives

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Babel No14 (February 2016)
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Anyone for Menace? - Dominic Watt, Sarah Jelly, James Tompkinson and Katherine Weinberg investigate intimidating speech patterns
Changing the Debate - Deborah Cameron and Sylvia Shaw examine women party leaders' language
Political Conflict as a Catalyst for Language Change - William Cotter discusses Palestinian Arabic
You Are Here - Andrea Macrae introduces deixis

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Babel No13 (November 2015)
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The Combinatorial Structure of English Hannah Little on the theremin and English
The Language Debate - Monique Flecken and Geoffrey Pullum debate whether language shapes how we think
Lebanon's Language Dilemma - Jonathan Lahdo analyses a sociolinguistic evolution in Lebanon
Linguistic Creativity in Young Multilinguals - Robert Sharples on inventive language users
Twerking Sheep - Ollie Sayeed uses spoonerisms to show how language is represented in the mind

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Babel No12 (August 2015)
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British and American English - Jeremy Butterfield investigates how British and American English differ
The Early BBC on the Question of Pronunciation - Jurg Schwyter describes the BBC's attempts to prescribe how English should be spoken
Description Vs. Prescription - Dan McIntyre on attitudes to how language is used
Talking Robots - Georgina Brown looks at Speech Technology applications
What's in a Name? - Sarah Chevalier explores the associations attached to given names

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Babel No11 (May 2015)
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Bilingualism and Emotions - Ania Marchwiak provides a bilingual's perspective on how we express emotions in Polish and English
Hebny and Abu - David Lewiston Sharpe on similarities between English and Egyptian
Metaphors and Cancer - Elena Semino discusses her experiences in researching metaphors for cancer
Romanesco - Martin Bennett provides a rough guide to Rome's most heard words
When Size Matters - Naomi S. Baron explores why text length matters on-screen

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Babel No10 (February 2015)
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Being Creative with Negation - Lisa Nahajec on creativity with negation in English
New Chinglish - Li Wei describes a variety of English being reclaimed in China
New Technologies and Language Learning - Billy Brick surveys new technologies changing autonomous language learning
Place Names and Language - Carole Hough introduces the study of place names
Should We Make the Glottal Stop? - Dominic Watt on attitudes towards a reviled and revered speech sound

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Babel No9 (November 2014)
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Childhood in Three Languages - Sarah Chevalier investigates multilingual language acquisition
English Language in Australian Schools - Ella Hopkins on a revival in English language teaching
The Four-year-old Linguist - Rhonwen Shaw looks at children's language skills and knowledge
The Great Phonics Debate - Jack Thirlby and Matt Davies investigate systematic synthetic phonics
Target: Accent - Justyna Kozyra-Bober investigates mastering a new accent
Youth Activism in Language Preservation - Chase Garcia and An Nguyen describe work that raises awareness for endangered and minority languages

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Babel No8 (August 2014)
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The Art of Konglish - Niamh Mulholland on a fusion of English and Korean
Borrowed words in everyday English - Philip Durkin on how the UK owes more than just money
Dialect Hunting by Caravan - An extract from Stanley Ellis's classic fieldwork
First Words - Martin Edwardes explores what makes humans different from animals
Fish People - Hillary Waterman on Jean Jackson's research on language among the riverine Bara community
Ha! Gayyyy! - Noortje de Weers on the history of the word 'gay'

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Babel No7 (May 2014)
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A Battle Not the War - Tom Ruette on The Linguistic War of the 1960s
Fingallian - Conor Pyle investigates the case of the disappearing dialect
Resistance is Futile - Monika Bednarek on the language of television series
Sweet Bully Bottom - Keith Johnson explores some unusual Shakespearean usages
The Tongue that Shakespeare Really Spoke - David Crystal on original pronunciation

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Babel No6 (February 2014)
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Bringing up bilingual children
The advantages of growing up with more than one language
Militancy or manipulation?
The demonisation of trade unions in the UK press
The US foreign language deficit
The effect of globalisation on language competence in the US
Women in rap music
Do female performers have feminist intentions?
Wordsmiths and warriors
David Crystal on his new book for the ‘English-language tourist’

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Babel No3 (May 2013)
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Debunking the Myth of the Male Polyglot - Anjali Panday goes in search of women with amazing linguistic powers
Endangered Alphabets - Tim Brookes describes his work on the world's endangered alphabets
Language, Ideology and Conflict - Lesley Jeffries on how language can create or solve conflicts
What's Wrong with English Spelling? - Simon Horobin on the complexities of English spelling
When Language Goes Wrong - Mick Perkins on how communication disorders may be less 'disordered' than you think

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Babel No5 (November 2013)
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The Day of the Cyborg - Jonathan Downie wonders if computers will take over translation
Double-voicing - Judith Baxter asks whether there is a linguistic glass ceiling in the boardroom
Interview - William Labov and Gillian Sankoff
Language as Patchwork Quilt, Mirror or Mongrel? - Noortje de Weers on the controversial anthem for the new Dutch king
Research that Inspired Me - Lesley Jeffries on the work of Jean Berko
The Wonderful World of Code-Switching - Penelope Gardner-Chloros explores linguistic mashup

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Babel No4 (August 2013)
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Alice in Ego-land - Katie Wales explores the rhetoric of inanimate objects that talk
Animal Language - Martin Edwardes talks to the animals
British Sign Language - Kateryna Pavlyuk argues that BSL is in no way inferior to spoken language
Losing Language - Jurg Schwyter discusses how he recovered his language abilities after a stroke
The 'Scientific' Language of Beauty Advertisements - Helen Ringrow questions the science behind the language of beauty advertising

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Babel Issue 2 Babel No2 (February 2013)
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Kyanising, Kestos and Vassarettes - Laura Wright uncovers the stories behind famous brand names
Language as Headache - Dick Hudson and Louis Blois explain how to think like a linguist
Our Survey Says... - Matt Evans discusses research into the meaning of feminism
Polari - Paul Baker examines the lost-and-found language of gay men
Read All About It! - Dan McIntyre and Brian Walker investigate Early Modern English news
Return to Sender - Peter Trudgill examines the impact of exotic Americanisms on British youth

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