Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Growing up as a first-generation Cuban American in Miami, Ismael Llano never thought twice about the way he spoke. “It’s one of ...

Southern dialects may be spreading across the UK, but the North is pushing back in some areas, new research has shown. The research by the University of York, Lancaster University and New York ...

HOW many people know that Yorkshire has its own unique language?” asks Rod Dimbleby, retired teacher of modern languages and ...

Read the full transcript below: More from Video Read the full transcript below: The first time I met the British dialect was when I went to the UK as an exchange student three years ago. And, at the ...

Explore how the schwa /ə/ (aka commA) and /ʌ/ (aka STRUT) sounds manifest across the English-speaking world, guided by John Wells's renowned work "Accents of English." This video examines various ...

Dialect coaches give great interviews. They'll talk eagerly to you about the "marvelous ears" of Nicole Kidman, Tom Hanks, and Lily Tomlin. They'll run on about "cup" vowels and vowel shifts and ...