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Bringing the History of Publishing across the Pond

By Julie Irvine
August 15, 2022 11:29 AM
One BYU professor’s membership in a London-based publishing organization creates opportunities for connection and scholarship.
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What's in a Naighm?

By Eric Christensen
June 07, 2022 02:06 PM
Dr. David Eddington investigates what sets Utah names apart.
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Rethinking Tests of Vocabulary Size

By Eric Christensen
May 23, 2022 04:40 PM
Vocabulary size tests assume that people learn the most frequent vocabulary words first—but is frequency the only factor that matters?
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Is There a Place for Prescriptivism?

By Eric Christensen
April 08, 2022 03:36 PM
Linguists should acknowledge that some prescriptivism is appropriate in applied areas of linguistics, argues Dr. Dallin D. Oaks in a new paper.
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TESOL/Editing Student Leanne Chun Awarded Wheatley Leadership Scholarship

By Eric Christensen
March 22, 2022 09:42 AM
The scholarship, extended to 20 students annually by secret faculty nomination, will help propel Chun into an international English teaching career.
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Applied English Linguistics Major to Replace English Language Major

By Eric Christensen
March 07, 2022 09:26 AM
Starting Fall 2022, the English Language major will be replaced by the Applied English Linguistics major, which features tracks in linguistic computing, TESOL, sociolinguistics, and historical English linguistics.
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