Hmong secret languages : themes and variations / Martha Ratliff -- Variegated tonal developments in Tibetan / Jackson T.-S. Sun -- Some case studies on linguistic variation and their implications / ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto (U of T) specializing in language variation and change have identified a specific relationship between an individual's use of language, and the transition from ...

The study of intensifiers has emerged as a dynamic field in linguistics, revealing how seemingly simple modifiers such as “really”, “so”, and “very” play a crucial role in shaping meaning and ...

We learn about how and why languages change. Language is constantly changing. Today’s small changes could lead to entirely new dialects or languages in the future. We learn about how and why languages ...

Minna Korhonen received her PhD from the University of Helsinki in 2017. Her PhD research focused on sociolinguistic variation in Australian English with a special interest in the alleged ...

Members of the language and society research area explore the intersection of language and social factors in a range of real-world contexts. These factors include geographical location, social group, ...