English is a phenomenally idiomatic language, so much so that it's a wonder anybody at all understands it as a speaker of another language; what on earth are people meant to make of expressions like ...

Idioms are an often invisible barrier to understanding and inclusion for second-language speakers because their meanings rely on shared culture as well as language.

Learn 6 useful English idioms used by native speakers. Understand American expressions such as white-collar, blue-collar, and more!

Emma Seddon receives funding from the Economic and Social Research Council. Britain is facing an uncertain future and an uneasy relationship with Europe after Brexit. Among other things, the country’s ...

THE RISE OF ENGLISH Global Politics and the Power of Language By Rosemary Salomone “Every time the question of language surfaces,” the Italian Marxist philosopher Antonio Gramsci wrote, “in one way or ...

As more states and districts are embracing the “science of reading,” some educators and advocates have raised the question: Will these methods work for English-language learners? The “science of ...

Being a linguist—and someone who has tried to learn several languages (including English) in addition to my mother tongue (Flemish Dutch)—I have an annoying habit: instead of paying attention to what ...