The 2023 Education First English Proficiency Index revealed that Singapore ranks first in Asia and second out of 113 countries globally, in our proficiency of the English language. And it seems we ...

Traditionally linguists have bemoaned the fact that the general public knows little of what we do because the subject isn’t taught in schools. But that has changed over the past 20 years or so, as the ...

Code-switching is more than just a linguistic phenomenon; it’s a dynamic expression of identity, culture, and survival. Code-switching is a nuanced and multifaceted practice that goes beyond merely ...

In sociology, code switching is when a person alters their speech to conform to different cultural norms. For example, marginalized people may use one way of speaking around their community and ...

You’re reading Gen:Blxck, a series exploring Black culture, history, family and identity through the generations. Sit around the dinner table with two or three generations in many Black British ...

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - SEPTEMBER 02: Flanked by labor union leaders, Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to union workers during a campaign event on September 02, 2024 ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Courtesy of Alan Yang/MiC. The bubbly, overly enthusiastic voice that I used to speak in my sixth ...

"Every single one of us has our own understanding about code-switching. In my world, it's the code-switching of my gender, of how I express myself with my ethnicity. And sometimes, you know, sometimes ...

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid continues to take heat for comments he made about President Obama and his lack of a "negro dialect." But the dustup also shines a bright light on the practice of code ...