Black Americans have long contributed to the ways in which the English language is used. A new research project aims to compile the first Oxford Dictionary of African American English. Black people ...

Oxford ELLT, a platform for English language level assessment, today announced the launch of its global campaign supporting its language testing products – Oxford ELLT Digital and Oxford ELLT Global.

That’s right, Oxford University Press is strongly considering going online-only for the next edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. Just because something’s inevitable doesn’t mean it’s not a ...

Welcome to the latest instalment of It Is What It Is, the sister column to Adam Hurrey’s Football Cliches podcast, a parallel mission into the heart of the tiny things in football you never thought ...

Back in 2013, as part of a quarterly online update, the Oxford Dictionary added the word “twerk” to its collection. The addition came after Miley Cyrus’ widely discussed performance at the MTV Video ...