FOR my dissertation for a PhD in applied linguistics, I wrote a 300-page manuscript all about verbs in Philippine English. One might imagine I have an unusual obsession with verbs — and, yes, I had.

Learning the most frequently used verbs can be facilitated by concentrating on them. Verbs are widely used to convey feelings, explain activities, and encourage direct communication in all languages.

New research is shedding light on what kind of sentences are best at facilitating the growth of toddlers' vocabularies. A new study provides evidence that toddlers can learn verbs after hearing them ...