ONE of the most promising fields of research in the area of linguistics is “missionary linguistcs.” It studies the production of grammars and dictionaries of non-European languages, carried out by ...

Perfectly good English words are getting a meaning makeover when their beginning letter “f” is substituted with “ph.” Think of “phat,” “phishing” and “phood” and you might wonder what the “ph” is ...

Several theories have been developed to explain the behaviour of acids and bases. The most notable theories include the Arrhenius concept, the Brønsted-Lowry theory, and the Lewis concept. In the ...