New Substack post by Bas Aarts: 'Henry James's long sentences. Are they unreadable?' basaarts.substack.com/p/henry-jame...
UCL Survey of English Usage
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The Survey of English Usage carries out research in English Linguistics. Posts by @englishgrammar.bsky.social and @bethmalory.bsky.social https://www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usage/ Also follow us on @engliciousucl.bsky.social
Are you an English teacher? Bring your students to the English Grammar Day on 29 June in the British Library. Organised by Bas Aarts @artshumsucl.bsky.social, Jonnie Robinson @britishlibrary.bsky.social and Charlotte Brewer @hertfordcollege.bsky.social Book here: events.bl.uk/events/engli...
Bookings are now open for the English Grammar Day 2026, organised by Bas Aarts @artshumsucl.bsky.social, Jonnie Robinson at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social and Charlotte Brewer @hertfordcollege.bsky.social #EnglishGrammarDay Teachers, do bring your students! events.bl.uk/events/engli...
Happy 200th birthday UCL! Today, we begin a year of celebration to mark UCL’s Bicentenary. Since UCL’s establishment in the arts and humanities have been foundational to the university’s ethos. Find out more about UCL Arts & Humanities: buff.ly/4UiCmC7 #UCL200
Save the date of the English Grammar Day 2026 on 29 June at the British Library in London. Bookings will open in due course. #grammar #EnglishGrammar #EnglishGrammarDay
New Substack post by Bas Aarts: Tricky relative clauses. tinyurl.com/39x8cj8j #grammar #relativeclause
Tricky relative clauses
The following attested example poses some interesting syntactic questions:
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New Substack post by Bas Aarts: On so-called adjective clauses: a label to avoid tinyurl.com/yc32zr4a #grammar #adjectiveclause #TeHirangaTangata #nzcurriculum
Come to this fabulous event, hosted by Charlotte Brewer, Jonnie Robinson and Bas Aarts. tinyurl.com/36z77b29 #EnglishGrammarDay #grammar @engfacoutreach.bsky.social @bethmalory.bsky.social @hwimbushenglish.bsky.social @robdrummond.bsky.social @artshumsucl.bsky.social @sarah-kb.bluesky.social
Book now for the English Grammar Day! Teachers: do bring your GCSE and A-level students! www.ucl.ac.uk/english/engl... #EnglishGrammarDay #grammar @blevents.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social @engfacoutreach.bsky.social @bethmalory.bsky.social @hwimbushenglish.bsky.social @robdrummond.bsky.social
New Substack post by Bas Aarts: Can clauses function as Subject? basaarts.substack.com/p/can-clause... #grammar
Together with Charlotte Brewer and Jonnie Robinson Bas Aarts is of the organisers of the #EnglishGrammarDay which will take place again at the British Library on 7 July. Book here: events.bl.uk/events/engli...
Englicious - Free English Language Resources for Schools@engliciousucl.bsky.social · last yr.English Grammar Day is back for 2025 -- and tickets are on sale now! Join us on Mon 7 July at the British Library for another great roster of speakers and discussion of all things grammar! #EnglishGrammarDay 🔗Booking and more info: www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usag...
New Substack post by Bas Aarts: Can prepositional phrases function as Subject in a clause? basaarts.substack.com/p/can-prepos...
Can prepositional phrases function as Subject in a clause?
Yes, but in a restricted way
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New research chapter, just published: 'Verb Phrases as Attributive Nominal Modifiers' tinyurl.com/49crkbv4
New Substack post by Bas Aarts: 'Can adjective phrases function as Subject in a clause?' basaarts.substack.com/p/can-adject... #grammar #adjective
Can adjective phrases function as Subject in a clause?
Most grammars of English will tell you that adjective phrases cannot normally function as Subject in clauses.
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New Substack post by Bas Aarts: More on Predicative Complements: 'for' and 'as' basaarts.substack.com/p/more-on-pr... #grammar #EnglishGrammar
The Survey of English Usage Annual Report for 2024 is now available here: www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usag... Apologies for cross-posting.
Sorry, there was an error in the earlier message about this year's English Grammar Day. Monday 7 July 2025 is the correct date. Bookings will be on the British Library events website, but you can also check here: www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usag... #EnglishGrammarDay
New Substack post by Bas Aarts: What is a Predicative Complement? basaarts.substack.com/p/what-is-a-...
New Substack post by Bas Aarts: 'Each' as a floating quantifier basaarts.substack.com/p/each-as-a-...
New Substack post: Which word class do 'possessive' words belong to? Adjectives, determinatives or pronouns? basaarts.substack.com/p/which-word...
Our very own @bethmalory.bsky.social was on @bbcradio4.bsky.social's Friday night show - The Naked Week. Beth talks about the words ‘pledge’, ‘mission’ and ‘milestone’ in reference to Keir Starmer's recent speeches. buff.ly/3BlUlQy
The Naked Week - Series 1 - Episode 2: Spin, Milestones, and Monopoly (Qatar edition) - BBC Sounds
Stop talking and start apologising, plus the shortest game of Monopoly ever
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10% of the world's languages are spoken in New York City. This means the Big Apple is home to well-over 600 different languages! The wonderful folks at the Endangered Language Alliance (ELA) made an interactive map where you can explore this incredible diversity! Check it out! #linguistics (1/4)
Languages of New York City Map
An interactive map of language diversity in New York City, one of the world’s most linguistically diverse metropolitan areas.
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