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Visionary research celebrated with Fellowships

08 September, 2021

Six Edinburgh academics have been announced as recipients of a government fellowship to propel…

Seminars spotlight subjects’ shared language

01 September, 2021

Secondary pupils are being invited to explore the similarities between language learning and…

Linguists debate bilingualism and the limits of speech at the Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas

16 August, 2021

Linguistics researchers Professor Antonella Sorace and Dr Rebekka Puderbaugh are taking the stage…

Linguistics professor awarded €2.5M of EU funding

23 April, 2021

Professor Alice Turk has been awarded a prestigious European funding award to advance the work of…

Infants’ language more advanced than first words

30 March, 2021

Babies can recognise combinations of words even before they have uttered their first word, a study…