The question routinely becomes a subject of debate. Does English need an institution to safeguard it, or at least to regulate its health? Spanish has the Real Academia Española; French, L’Académie ...

Adele and Stormzy epitomise a new wave of British accents in the south of England (Picture: Getty) Accents such as Cockney and Queen’s English have all but disappeared amongst British youth – and been ...

This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome – serious, weird or wacky!