If it is hard for you to understand the difference between a language and a dialect-consider this. Dialects are the siblings of a family known as Language. With common surnames and even some physical ...

A new resolution at the State Capitol is putting a spotlight on Appalachian culture and the way people speak throughout the ...

Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and selects Tongue and Talk: The Dialect Poets - East Lincolnshire exploring ...

Philadelphia’s accent is unmistakable, and it’s often a source of pride among residents. What if you understood it better? Would you want to know what makes a Philly accent work the way it does? One ...

CHINA, Kagoshima Prefecture--The dominance of standard Japanese in colloquial speech across the archipelago has obvious advantages. But it comes at the risk of killing off rare dialects spoken on ...

Much like many industry professionals, Pamela Vanderway first wanted to be an actor, but over the course of her training, a new passion surfaced. “I loved the process of acting, I love what actors do, ...

A new book on American English in the Midwest makes Chicago seem exotic. It’s certainly not the title: “Language Variation and Change in the American Midland: A New Look at `Heartland’ English” (John ...

As an actor, working privately with a professional dialect coach can be the most rapid, reliable, trouble-free method for mastering an accent, and there’s no disputing that the addition of a key ...