This lively introduction to figurative language explains a broad range of concepts, including metaphor, metonymy, simile, and blending, and develops new tools for analyzing them. It coherently grounds ...

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their role in language, and their cultural significance. Additionally, we will examine examples of idioms from around the world and discuss how they enrich communication. An idiom is a phrase or ...

The Department of English Language and Literature aims to teach all students ... the department’s offerings are arranged in levels I–V, as indicated and explained below. Level I: Courses numbered ...

A speech therapist's advice on raising a bilingual child We spoke to speech therapist Monal Gajjar about bringing up bilingual kids ... about language and culture Priyanka and Keyur explain ...

But Estonian scientists find that screens can have a negative effect on children ... s language skills, regardless of whether ...

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The language we use when raising young children profoundly shapes their creativity ... and perpetuate sexist stereotypes. The researchers explain that the statement’s grammatical structure ...

We are used to the idea that imagery and language used in adverts can be used to shape gender norms, but what about music and ...