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Norway: meet teens who love the awesome extremes at the top of the globe. Gilligan, John Matthew Nov 23, 2009 1605
Language barriers: English has never been America's "official" language. What's behind the recent efforts to change that? Brown, Robbie Mar 16, 2009 1616
English-Creole dictionary. Brief article Mar 1, 2009 130
Language alternation in university classrooms. Taha, T.A. Report Dec 1, 2008 5874
The cunning linguist: George Carlin's literary genius. Beckerman, Marty Oct 1, 2008 726
Plain English. Gerber, Ken Sep 24, 2008 733
English children's and YA books made in Quebec. Hoyte, Carol-Ann Sep 22, 2008 1646
Lots in translation: A Canadian story. O'Reilly, Gillian Essay Sep 22, 2008 1734
Ya get no bread with one meatball. Editorial Sep 1, 2008 706
English: best for(e) play with words. Eckler, A. Ross Aug 1, 2008 2207
Writing place in English: how a school subject constitutes children's relations to the environment. Cormack, Phillip; Green, Bill Report Jun 1, 2007 7075
The twilight's last screeching. Soupcoff, Marni Jun 22, 2006 764
Students who speak a different brand of English. Brief article Apr 1, 2006 120
Some "new" extensional devices 2006. Brooks, Melanie C. Jan 1, 2006 1484
Crazy Talk, Stupid Talk--redux. Levinson, Martin H. Critical essay Jan 1, 2006 3434
Death with dignity or criminal act? Miller, Nora Jan 1, 2006 1351
"Spayk the speech oy prithee": dialects of Shakespeare's England and the American South. Harrington, Alexander; Ames, Justin; McGill, Margaret; Miller, Corrina Essay Jan 1, 2006 2883
English in foreign dress. Ashley, Leonard R.N. Aug 1, 2005 286
Shamed by your English? Advertisement Apr 1, 2005 352
Comparative constructions in English (1). Dixon, Robert M.W. Jan 1, 2005 6922
Is reanimation of voices possible? Pragmatics of reported speech in selected Middle English texts. Wlodarczyk Matylda Jan 1, 2005 5466
Cross-linguistic influence in the production of German prepositions by Polish learners of English and German. Kujalowicz, Agnieszka Jan 1, 2005 4144
Economics and English: language growth in economic perspective. Tollison , Robert D. Oct 1, 2004 15857
English loanwords in Japanese TV ads. Gabbrielli, Richard R.P. Aug 1, 2004 436
You may recall that, back in 1999, an official in the District of Columbia government was fired for saying "niggardly.". Brief Article May 17, 2004 193
Notes & Asides. Sep 15, 2003 590
Notes & Asides. Sep 1, 2003 561
Notes & Asides. Buckley, William F., Jr. Jul 28, 2003 609
Notes & Asides. Jul 14, 2003 570
Notes & Asides,. Jun 16, 2003 527
Notes & Asides. Column Jun 2, 2003 644
Ya Gotta proofread...ya gotta listen; don't launch your mortar at the foe. (Wood on Words). Wood, Alden Jun 1, 2003 715
Notes & Asides. Buckley, William F., Jr. Column May 19, 2003 566
Notes & Asides. Column May 5, 2003 606
Notes & Asides. Column Apr 21, 2003 602
Notes & Asides. Column Apr 7, 2003 662
Notes & Asides. Column Mar 24, 2003 642
Notes and Asides. Column Dec 23, 2002 611
A glass half empty. (Cybersurf). Brief Article Oct 1, 2002 62
Notes & Asides. Column Sep 30, 2002 541
The American spelling reform movement. Whelan, Richard Sep 22, 2002 3758
Horribile dictu. Coward, Matt Sep 22, 2002 676
Sic! Sic! Sic! Brief Article Sep 22, 2002 188
Notes & Asides. Brief Article Sep 16, 2002 583
!Hay caramba! English rules. (National). Brief Article Sep 6, 2002 135
Notes & Asides. Brief Article Jul 1, 2002 538
Notes & Asides. Brief Article Jun 3, 2002 643
Global Reach survey examines Internet population by language. Statistical Data Included May 27, 2002 135
Notes & Asides. Brief Article May 6, 2002 620
Notes & Asides. Brief Article Mar 11, 2002 552
Notes & Asides. Brief Article Feb 11, 2002 599
Use, usage or both in english language teacher training programmes? (Language Teaching & Learning). Tutunis, Birsen Sep 22, 2001 1734
The language barrier. Pallatroni, Lisa Brief Article Nov 1, 2000 522
SWISS BABEL. GREEN, MICHAEL Brief Article Jul 1, 2000 1015
Tripping over the English tongue. Kreyche, Gerald F. Column Sep 1, 1997 922
Usage in the usage dictionary of anglicisms in selected European languages. Goerlach, Manfred Critical Essay Jan 1, 1997 4285
The future of English in India. Raman, A.S. Jan 1, 1996 2983
Monogamy for the nineties: you can enjoy it serially or with Wheaties! Wood, Alden Column Sep 1, 1994 845
The press and the unusual word - welcome? Tolerable? Forbidden? Buckley, William F., Jr. Feb 13, 1987 1710

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