This is the third of a three-part series exploring Latino dialects. In the first part, experts discuss how second generation Latinos in the U.S. are forming their own accents and dialects. The second ...

Since he came to the U.S. from India six years ago, Sudhi Chada has struggled with some of the trickier consonants in American English, particularly the “th” in, say, “thousand.”Native English ...

Antony Funnell: And I presume you would say that this is only one effect on the way in which we communicate, there are various other reasons that shape our accents, the words that we use, the way our ...

People in Philadelphia speak with a distinctive Philly accent, and those who converse in sign language are no different. The area is known for having one of the most distinctive regional sign-language ...

Infants raised in homes where they hear a single language, but spoken with different accents, recognize words dramatically differently at about 12 months of age than their age-matched peers exposed to ...

Perception of second language speech is easier when it is spoken in the accent of the listener and not in the "original" accent of that language, shows a new study. Perception of second language ...

A baby's Scouse babble recently took the Internet by storm with millions of views on TikTok, in what experts say is a 'striking' example of how our language develops. In the clip, now viewed over ...