Go back a little further though, and you will begin to struggle, partly thanks to what is known as the Great Vowel Shift, or ...

The phonics screening check is so closely correlated with month of birth that it can be argued that it is a test of age rather than decoding.

that silent letters exist in English. and the spelling system just hasn't kept up with it. like through and thought and night ...

The English language is full of fascinating patterns, exceptions, and creative spellings that make it one of the most studied languages in the world. Among these linguistic wonders are words that ...

Abstract: This study investigated the production of English unstressed vowels by Japanese speakers based on the J-AESOP corpus. Four acoustic features associated with unstressed vowels in English were ...