Twenty years after the publication of Michael Lewis's seminal book The Lexical approach: The state of ELT and a way forward, the bold prophecy of the title remains unfulfilled. A quick glance at any ...

It's rather nerve-racking, interviewing an acknowledged master of the English language. I tell Henry Hitchings that I feel as though I'll have to take extra care with my choice of words. "Don't," he ...

Lexical simplification (LS) aims to simplify a sentence by replacing complex words with simpler words without changing the meaning of the sentence，which can facilitate comprehension of the text for ...

From ‘selfie’ to ‘slop’, internet culture is changing our language Fri 29 Nov 2024 13.25 EST Last modified on Fri 29 Nov 2024 14.34 EST It started with “chav” and has included “carbon footprint”, ...