In a re-evaluation of Hockett's foundational features that have long dominated linguistic theory—concepts like "arbitrariness ...

The idea that we have brains hardwired with a mental template for learning grammar—famously espoused by Noam Chomsky of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology—has dominated linguistics for almost ...

Doha, Qatar: The Linguistics and Arabic Lexicography Program at the School of Social Sciences and Humanities (SOSH) at the Doha Institute (DI) has announced the opening of call for papers’ submissions ...

Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies, Vol. 8, No. 4 (November 2021), pp. 238-270 (33 pages) This article shows the application of an ethnographical method (lexical availability method) and diverse ...

The Department is interested in receiving applications in a wide range of Applied Linguistics Areas (please note: currently we can offer limited supervision in TESOL or ELT topics). Particular ...

This paper explores notions of success in second language acquisition (SLA) in terms of social interaction and linguistic inventory. Two English-speaking boys, ages 5 and 7, acquired German for 1 year ...

The long-held idea that language learning is better before adulthood is up for debate. Adults have a number of advantages when it comes to learning a second language, and it comes with major benefits.

Dr. Chomsky and Dr. Roberts are professors of linguistics. Dr. Watumull is a director of artificial intelligence at a science and technology company. Jorge Luis Borges once wrote that to live in a ...