A discussion of language standards, standard language, and examinations in terms of the National Curriculum for state schools in England and the tensions that have followed in its wake

A discussion of recent developments in the speech of millions in and around London and the lower Thames

A development of the article ‘Estuary English – tomorrow's RP?’ (ET37, Jan 94) which considers the salient features of this ‘new’ accent in terms of institutional descriptions of Received Pronunciation

A report on the distinctive ‘dialect’ of the British Royal family

A rebuttal of the article ‘Singlish’ by Duncan Forbes in a recent issue of ET

A letter to the Editor and an article discussing pronouns and gender in the drafting of laws in English and French in Canada

An examination of the many similarities in the English of West Africa and South Asia