Language Articles

A selection of articles and blog posts about language - useful for Topical Issues knowledge for AS and A level English Language.

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Gary Stevenson and how class signifiers shape our perceptions of authority | Letter

Letter: Carla Keen on the cultural signals we attach to how people speak, in response to a review on a documentary hosted by the inequality

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Why are women now talking like looksmaxxers?

Despite being the subject of extreme beauty practices for centuries, more women are using the language of looksmaxxing in an effort to be ta

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https://aeon.co/essays/what-the-evolution-of-bitch-says-about-gender-and-power

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Common Ground - Language - BBC Sounds

How much does speaking the same language matter for cohesion and integration?

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‘It’s broken English’: MP’s attempt to speak Jamaican in parliament sparks language row

Parliamentary rule that only English is allowed has reignited debate about language, legitimacy and postcolonial identity

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How AI is changing language

As allegations of LLM use rock the literary and media worlds, linguists explain what really distinguishes human and machine writing, while n

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On the Mark by Florence Hazrat review – a fascinating history of punctuation

This lavishly researched book shows that dots and dashes are an essential component of style, whether you’re a medieval monk or Donald Trump

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Children embrace Cornish language as it enjoys ‘remarkable resurgence’

Go Cornish Celebration engages younger generation as council finalises strategy to boost everyday use of Kernewek

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Look what literally landed: more pointless words that we use | Letters

Letters: Readers on the superfluous words they love to hate

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There are reliable ways to tell if someone is lying to you – but they’re rarely the ones we think of using | Kirsty King

We are in dangerous territory as courts encourage jurors to discern untruth from body language. In fact, the words are far more revealing, s

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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/25/susie-dent-dont-hate-americanisms-we-invented-them/?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4

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‘Hello ladies and sons of ladies’: women are using ‘microfeminisms’ to flip the gender script

The practice is not entirely serious – but it raises awareness of the many sexist tropes built into everyday life

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‘What’s your favourite thing about me?’ How to deal with a conversational narcissist

We all know a person who sees every chat as an opportunity to go on and on about themselves. And sometimes that person is us …

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Does your business English let you down? Turn it into pure corporate gibberish with LinkedIn Speak

Struggling to find the right buzzwords to adorn your CV, or to put a gloss on a series of professional setbacks? There’s a translation app f

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Mail on Sunday 29th March 2026