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£2.5 million funding confirmed for University of Warwick-led research into language policy in Europe

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:46:02 GMT

University of Warwick will lead a new research project, in a collaboration between nine universities in nine countries to explore language policy across Europe.

The Warwick Prize for Women in Translation Announces the 2023 Shortlist.

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 10:24:00 GMT

Eight titles have been shortlisted for the 2023 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation. Now in its seventh year, the prize has recieved a record-breaking 153 eligible entries representing 32 languages - the largest number of submission to date. The winner will be announced on the 23^rd November 2023 at a ceremony in London. The winning author and translator will receive £1000.

Orangutan communication sheds light on human speech origins

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 16:00:00 GMT

New research from The University of Warwick has revealed that orangutans, the most arboreal of the great apes, produce consonant-like calls more often and of greater variety than their African ground-dwelling cousins (gorillas, bonobos and chimpanzees).

Coventry community languages project wins Parliament UK award

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 12:58:50 GMT

A Coventry community language project involving the city’s schools, universities, local council, businesses and MPs has been named Parliament UK Community Campaign of the Year in the Your UK Parliament Awards 2022.

Best practice for researching with child language learners explored in new book

Fri, 28 May 2021 10:06:00 GMT

The ethical practices, dilemmas and challenges of classroom research involving child language learners are the focus of a new book edited by Dr Annamaria Pinter of the University of Warwick and Dr Harry Kuchah of the University of Leeds. Ethical and Methodological Issues in Researching Young Language Learners in School Contexts offers a rich tapestry of insights from a selection of research projects around the world, in the hope of contributing to shaping research, teacher education and teaching practices in a positive way.

Building blocks of language evolved 30-40 million years ago

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 08:24:37 GMT

The capacity for language is built upon our ability to understand combinations of words and the relationships between them, but the evolutionary history of this ability is little understood. Now, researchers from the University of Warwick have managed to date this capacity to at least 30-40 million years ago, the last common ancestor of monkeys, apes and humans.