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What Young Kids Think About English Accents — And Why It Matters

By Addison Fisher
March 02, 2026 02:02 PM
Several professors look at how children between the ages of five and nine judged speakers of three English varieties to see how kids form opinions about people based only on how they sound.
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A Revamp in Research

By Emily Walker
February 23, 2026 09:00 AM
A new linguistics class offers undergraduates the chance to assist in faculty-mentored research projects while earning course credit.
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A New Perspective on Editing and Publishing

By Emily Walker
February 17, 2026 03:00 PM
Two BYU Linguistics professors published their research on the history and future of editing and publishing programs worldwide.
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What's the Hardest Part of Learning English? Students and Teachers Don't Always Agree

By Addison Fisher
February 02, 2026 03:26 PM
Learning a new language is tough—but what parts are actually the hardest? a study by Hartshorn, McMurry, and Rich looked into this question by asking both English learners and their teachers to rate the difficulty of seven different language skills: reading, writing, listening, speaking, grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation.
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The Semantics Behind Customer Service

By Emily Walker
January 29, 2026 03:00 PM
Professors Matt Baker and Brett Hashimoto’s award-winning research dissects the language of online reviews.
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The Power of Pronunciation

By Emma Mafi
January 15, 2026 03:00 PM
Every region has unique dialect variations distinguishing it from surrounding states and even counties. Undergrad Hallie Davidson researched this phenomenon and looked at two variations from her home state of Utah.
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