IN last week's column, we looked at how inverted sentences allow us to abandon the normal subject-verb-complement (S-V/C) ...

APART from extraposition, or deferring the subject to the tail end of a clause or sentence, there's still another sentence pattern that purposively disrupts the usual declarative form to achieve ...

Linguistics professor Christopher Strelluf, of the University of Warwick, has revealed it includes 'uptalk', which is a rising intonation on declarative sentences and 'vocal fry' – a low ...

Here are seven body language strategies that create a positive visual impact: 1) Choose your attitude before you enter the ...

I read more angling reports than any sane person should, and that’s especially true at this time of year. This is when I read ...

The era in which Strabo lived, the saddle between the first centuries bc and ad, was highly receptive to kolossourgiai. The ...

If you want to know the truth about what's happening in the Middle East, you won't find it watching PBS or listening to NPR.

Declarative and descriptive titles are the typical types ... Suggestion 1: use concrete language and banish passive sentences Consider replacing ‘There are numerous approaches to the quantification of ...

Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see. By The Learning Network Look closely at this image, stripped of ...