Louisiana – A rich blend of Cajun, Creole, and Southern influences, the Louisiana accent is instantly recognizable. But as migration reshapes the state and younger generations lean toward mainstream ...

A news study captures self-reported shifts in speech and slang, and it shows the dialects fading across the country.

Fuhgeddaboutit! The famous New Yawk accent is slowly disappearing from everyday use, a recent study found. A nationwide ...

Over the past two decades, Taylor Swift has categorized her music, relationships and style in eras. But researchers have found another thing that Swift seems to change often — and that is the way she ...

In Boston, there are reports of people pronouncing the letter “r.” Down in Tennessee, people are noticing a lack of a Southern drawl. And Texans have long worried about losing their distinctive twang.

We had dinner with this girl last weekend who has been living in England for the past 9 months. During the course of conversation, she kept "accidentally" slipping into a British dialect. I happen to ...

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