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In this section of mPulse you can read articles about the latest developments in the English language.

The ways in which new words are 'made' in English are perhaps more widely known. But what about phrasal verbs? Our latest article explores the creative processes behind new (meanings) of phrasal verbs:

• Bigging it up and sexing it down. How new phrasal verbs are formed in English

Archive of articles

French-English cognates:

• What a mistake to make – falling foul of French-English false friends

Metaphorical language of friendship:

• Chum, pal, sidekick and bro. Talking about friends and friendships

Metaphorical language of honesty and dishonesty:

• Naked truth or a web of lies? Expressions of honesty and dishonesty in English

Words emerging around the phenomenon of life streaming:

• Poking, pimping and twittering — new words and online identity

New words and the global financial crisis:

• Of bailouts, bears and banksters — new words and the economic downturn