Experts say English slang and regional dialect should not be banned from classrooms but when you're getting to grips with a second language how helpful is it to learn non-standard lingo? Experts say ...

Alexander Baratta and Paul Vincent Smith do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no ...

Ian Cushing receives funding from Edge Hill University, the UK Literacy Association, and the British Educational Research Association. Julia Snell receives funding from the University of Leeds, the ...

Spanish may be the most spoken language at home behind English, except in three U.S. states, but the second most-popular, non-English languages used in each state show off the diversity of the United ...

My area of interest is sociocultural linguistics and specifically language and identity. I am especially interested in the influence that institutions such as the school system and the media have on ...