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[National Literacy Trust @Literacy_Trust]

The best way to help your child learn to talk is to speak to them as much as possible in your own language. Watch how parents do this in an Early Words Together at Two session: https://t.co/EAKd9mlmOa

[Language Debates @LanguageDebates]

#research #emoji https://t.co/4gnnD9SfcD

[OSFC_EngLang @OSFC_EngLang]

Very interesting article on language & austerity https://t.co/s5HRbsqOAZ

[Gemma Rullo @mimapuddle]

❤️this https://t.co/zYhkrsodgl

[OSFC_EngLang @OSFC_EngLang]

Great for gender AND children’s language acquisition https://t.co/Cz0rZkYUys

[OSFC_EngLang @OSFC_EngLang]

https://t.co/Bu45uH7Oy8

[Debbie Cameron @wordspinster]

ICYMI: Language: a feminist guide on why 'girl' is a complicated word https://t.co/e9Xdt8erjJ

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Firkytoodling: a nice slice of Victorian slang for kissing, cuddling and a little bit more besides.

[Dr Jenny Thatcher @JennyAThatcher]

Really interesting Word of Mouth episode now on @BBCRadio4 about ‘Language and Gender Identity’ #LGBTQ https://t.co/MpoSyRLxb9

[OSFC_EngLang @OSFC_EngLang]

18 Old English insults we need to bring back https://t.co/2QfXVj1Eqg

[Debbie Cameron @wordspinster]

New on Language: a feminist guide: walk-on girls, grid girls, podium girls...what's going on with all these 'girls'? https://t.co/e9Xdt8erjJ

[Tarporley Eng Lang @TarporleyLang]

A Level - pragmatic plus Gender and Occupation Gold!!! https://t.co/Bc8p4bnWZb

[John Kelly 🕳️🐇 @mashedradish]

On my latest #WeeklyWordWatch for @OxfordWords, I discuss the @Doritos ‘lady-friendly’ crisps, @JustinTrudeau’s ‘peoplekind’, and @reddit’s banning of ‘deepfakes’: https://t.co/En5e0CAXNH

[Language Debates @LanguageDebates]

This thread is really fun for analysing multimodal exchanges and has a hefty dose of #Gender chat https://t.co/Ulwbj4EkqX

[Rob Drummond @RobDrummond]

Non-Archers listeners’ perception of ‘poshness’ based on accent/voice alone, from 10 sec clips. Interquartile range shown. Pretty accurate? #TheArchers #AcademicArchers.

[Joanna Clark @joannatclark]

Love @BobEaglestone’s response to Stella’s question of what he would recommend students interested in studying Literature should do: “Read! They should read a lot. And they should read things they like to read.” Perfect advice for aspiring uni students of any subject! #UniTalks

[Michael Chesnut @MichaelChesnut2]

This is a really good article written by someone with a valuable perspective on language and accents https://t.co/E6v6IvL6ME

[John McWhorter @JohnHMcWhorter]

My take on the idea that Trump's swiveltongue signals dementia. The Times made this look quite cool with their graphics and links ... https://t.co/ppGz50WEbV

[Debbie Cameron @wordspinster]

Here's an old post to mark #100years, about the word 'suffragette'. Like many -ette terms it was meant to be demeaning--but the women embraced it with pride. https://t.co/GBm9Evpgur