This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract First graders practiced reading 10 unfamiliar function words (i.e., might, which, enough). Half of the children studied the words embedded in ...

In a recent study published in Communications Psychology, researchers from NYU led by Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at NYU Tandon and Neurology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine Adeen ...

Grammar refers to the structure of language and how different words fit together. Words can be grouped according to their function, or what they ‘do’, in a sentence. This video shows how grammar rules ...

In our new series, Michael ponders some of the imponderables of modern life. In our first episode, linguist Sali A. Tagliamonte author of Teen Talk: The Language of Adolescents, tackles our collective ...

A conjunction is a word, or words, used to connect two clauses together. Words such as 'although', 'because' or 'when' . A subordinating clause is a part of a sentence that adds additional information ...

Newly announced modifications to the autocorrect feature used on iPhones will better understand a word’s context in a text message, saving users some blushes. By Callie Holtermann Apple on Monday ...