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The Computer Science Academic Vocabulary List (CSAVL) is a list of academic words which frequently occur in Computer Science textbooks and articles.
The Chemistry Academic Word List (CAWL) is a list of 1400 word families which occur frequently in Chemistry research articles.
If thieves’ cant—a language known only to criminals—was the Devil’s cabinet, bourgeois society couldn’t help but peep inside.
When we use language we don’t often notice what some words mean if taken literally, but when you actually pause for a second and think about what some expressions literally mean, you’d …
It’s guaranteed that you have or will run into some of these Latin terms in anything including the lightest reading. That’s because they’re everywhere. In newspapers, textbooks, m…
A history of English ... in five words
There are imaginative and very creative ways to think about how we use language. There so many ways we can interpret the words we use and hear around us every minute. One particularly interesting a…
Whether you speak English as a first or a second language, you have your own reasons for hating the English language. It could be the irritating spelling, pronunciation, or the confusing grammar ru…
From Colombia to China, explore this map to uncover the diverse histories and cultures represented in the literal translation of each country's name.
There are 1.5 billion people who speak English in the world today. Only 300 million people speak it as their native language, leaving the majority of speakers as non-natives. That means most Englis…
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Find out more about wordlists (general, academic, field-specific) with this infographic.
The Secondary School Vocabulary Lists (SVL) are lists of technical words which frequently occur in secondary school textbooks.
The Science Word List (SWL) is a list of 318 word families which do not occur in the GSL or AWL but which occur frequently in science texts.
The vocabulary we use to describe landforms and landscapes comes from languages around the world. It's a prevalent example of how we rely upon the traditional ecological knowledge of peoples who know their lands best.Here are some of the etymologies: Alpine: From Latin Alpes "The Alps"Archipelago: From Greek Arkhi Pélagos "chief sea" referring to the…
One of the coolest aspects of language, any language, is the creativity and productivity of its speakers. Language allows you to express the abundance and infinity of your thoughts with any combina…
The extraordinary words that capture the colourful diversity of the English language.
A palindrome is a word or a phrase that reads the same backward as forward. Words in themselves are fun and amusing let alone if they can read from both ends. The fact that these words are palindro…
I’m pretty sure you’ve heard of homophones before. They’re those words that are pronounced the same way but have different meanings and spellings, and this is why they confuse a l…
Oldies and goodies: From ancient languages such as Hebrew to Tamil. Check out our list of the ten oldest languages in the world.
Puns are an important element in the humor ecosystem. Most of them are just so punny. For most of us punsters out there, we hunt puns because they appeal to our nerdy brains and sense of humor. Com…
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