Syntactic researchers in the Department ask how syntactic patterns are shaped by and shape communicative practice, focusing on construction-based grammatical explanation, the origins of grammatical ...

What is the difference between grammar and syntax, and why is it important to get it right in the English language? Professor Roly Sussex explains. For daily English language lessons and tips, like ...

The Oxford comma. “Ask” instead of “aks.” There, their, and they’re. The legitimacy of “ain’t” and “y’all.” These are familiar, if sometimes contentious, issues in the usage of the English language.

There’s a horrible rumour about London Grammar, and it’s this: if it weren’t for Facebook, then one of 2013’s hippest bands would never have existed. Like many rumours, there is truth snooping around ...

I hope that everyone had a safe and very enjoyable long holiday weekend. As is the custom, my brother hosted the annual get-together, and this year we had an additional reason to celebrate as my ...

Defining the constraints on the use of the modals will and would in futurate if-clauses in English poses problems to both descriptive and theoretical linguists. One 'rule' often referred to is that ...

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