"Have you considered how easy it is for us Norwegians to learn English?" asks Jan Terje Faarlund, professor of linguistics at the University of Oslo. "Obviously there are many English words that ...

Extended "discourse," such as class presentations or essays written as school assignments, has a particular structure arising from particular expectations and standards. Such structure, expectations, ...

Narrative structure in fiction refers to how a story is ordered and shaped. Cliff-hangers, plot twists, dramatic beginnings, endings which explain absolutely everything, stories that start (or end) ...

This book is an introduction to the history and structure of the English lexicon using linguistic concepts. Or, it is an introduction to linguistics through the medium of the English lexicon. Or, it ...

The present study investigated the effects of construction-based instruction on Korean English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ production of the English argument structure constructions. Within ...

Students are often attuned to current events and world affairs. Debating topics relevant to the news can be a high-interest way to engage English language learners in academic discourse that matters ...