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Centres spread word on bilingualism benefits
More people in the US are set to be supported and encouraged to speak more than one language thanks to the international expansion of an Edinburgh initiative
Obituary: Jim Miller
We are sad to announce the death of Jim Miller, Professor Emeritus in Linguistics
The art of conversation
Dr Marieke Schouwstra from the Centre for Language Evolution will share her work at the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s event on conversation
Edinburgh Multilingual Stories Festival
A new festival is celebrating Edinburgh’s linguistic diversity, with Bilingualism Matters as a founding partner
Scots Wird Hunt at Edinburgh Libraries
University linguists team up with Scottish Language Dictionaries and local Scots speakers to illuminate the language's rich history
Clues that suggest lying may be deceptive
The verbal and physical signs of lying are harder to detect than people believe, a study suggests
Baby talk words build language skills
The more baby talk words that infants are exposed to the quicker they grasp language, a study suggests.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Languages, love and feminist philosophy
Researchers from the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences will take the stage at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Linguistics professor to inspire new generation of students at Summer Showcase
Geoff Pullum will make the case for why the study of linguistics matters at the British Academy event for schools and colleges
Research at spring festivals: design, robots and debates
The School's researchers Simon Kirby, Mark Sprevak and Andy Clark are all sharing their work at UK festivals this spring