Ever heard that Arabic has 10 million words? That English has a million? French has 80,000, or that the Alaskan Inuits have no word for love but 16 for snow? Why is that? Words are only words because we all mutually agree that they're words. Stare long enough and the semantic saturation will kick inRead More| Frank M Taylor
As dawn rises on Aldersgate Street, small creatures rampage in the trash, and frosty tendrils of winter reach into the London fall. Various occupants of Slough House arrive swearing, as one tends to do if one is seconded to MI-5’s… Continue reading →| Strong Language
The ability to read opens up worlds. Reading enables children to progress into post-primary education and provides the basis for lifelong learning and prosperity into adulthood. Importantly, the journey to becoming a skilled reader requires not only high-quality classroom instruction but also many years of practice through independent book reading.We wanted to learn more about the vocabulary that children encounter when they read for pleasure. To do this, we analysed the words in 1,200 books pop| rastlelab