Language use and instruction in multilingual classrooms involve strategic deployment of multiple languages to support comprehension, participation and learning. Educators increasingly recognise that ...

Language works by rules, yet linguistic rules may be intentionally and legitimately violated in certain areas of language use to achieve pragmatic purposes. This phenomenon, known as Special Language ...

Language is the foundation of human interaction. It plays a central role in facilitating effective communication by allowing people to express their thoughts, share essential information and establish ...

The ancients developed punctuation to create clarity, the Supreme Court used it to create confusion. By John McWhorter Rules don’t always lead to good sense. By John McWhorter There is a morality to ...

This section of the CU Boulder style guide recommends language that is free from stereotypes, subtle discrimination and negative messages. People’s preferences can differ widely. As a rule: Ask people ...

Sanskrit is a language reveled for its complexity in many regards. It is grammatically very complex, has a rich phonemic library, and is considered to be one of the oldest documented languages in the ...

Over the years, I have written several posts on the impact that major life changes can have on the languages of bilinguals. Events such as changing schools or employment, moving to another region or ...

Many students returning to school this year face a renewed focus on grammar. Just before Christmas, the NSW curriculum was overhauled to include the “explicit teaching of grammar, sentence structure ...