Languages

Senior RAE figures offer frank perspectives on the future of research funding. Zoe Corbyn reports

University blames higher wage bill as 'last resort' job cuts are mulled. Melanie Newman reports

In decades of linguinsania, Deirdre McCloskey has tried to learn a second language - everything from French, Greek and Latin to German, Scots Gaelic and Sanskrit - with no success. But she's still not resigned to monolingualism

Aid 'labouring students' to bring knowledge to life, urges Leeds Met pro v-c. Rebecca Attwood reports

Academics who are sole entrants in their category admit to feeling the pressure. Zoe Corbyn reports

Italian Demystified. Author Marcel Danesi. Edition First. Publisher McGraw-Hill. Pages 432. Price £12.99. ISBN 9780071476591.

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Editors David Denison and Richard Hogg. Edition First. Publisher Cambridge University Press. Pages 520. Price £23.95 (e-book $39.00). ISBN 9780521717991.

The Linguistics Student's Handbook. Author Laurie Bauer. Edition First. Publisher Edinburgh University Press. Pages 400. Price £14.99. ISBN 9780748627592.

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The Genesis of Grammar: A Reconstruction. Authors Bernd Heine and Tania Kuteva. Edition First. Publisher Oxford University Press. Pages 418. Price £75.00. ISBN 9780199227761.

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Stephen Gundle on the tales a beloved wooden puppet has to tell about his creator's country

New AHRC deputy is keen to avoid past errors and to engage scholars in planning ahead, says Zoe Corbyn

Simon Blackburn revels in a trawl through our rich and varied tradition of ad hominem attacks

Christie Davies admires a playful look at the sly, carnal and punning humour of France