Apostrophes aren’t used to show possession in German in most cases, but the highest authority on the language is changing that. Here’s the scoop on the English ‘idiot’s apostrophe’ - and why critics ...

Language is constantly changing and adapting. For the German language, one of the most significant moments of change came 25 years ago with the introduction of the German spelling reform. The ...

Worldwide an additional four thousand German teachers are needed. Language skills are the key to successful integration for immigrant students and skilled workers alike – hence the need for ...

How do language taboos arise? What do they say about our society? And how can we avoid behaving impossibly in a strange culture? Professor Andreas Musolff of the University of East Anglia in Norwich ...