Those with native accents are often unaware of the pervasive bias that those with perceived foreign accents experience. A new study from Sutton Trust indicates that accent discrimination is still a ...

ASU is known for its diverse academic community, but for professors who speak English with a non-native accent, the classroom can sometimes feel like a challenging place. While they bring valuable ...

Accents not only help us to distinguish where someone may originate from, but also influence how we perceive their character and their capabilities. For instance, research has shown that we tend to ...

In a fraught political and cultural climate, immigration, nativism, and belonging remain divisive points in American society and culture. Those concerns are particularly acute for both U.S.-born ...

Oregon native Karen Butler speaks with a British accent since dental surgery. May 5, 2011— -- Karen Butler is from Oregon, not England. When asked where she got her accent, she says from her ...

The lore has by now been recounted many a time: In 2004, Scott and Andrea Swift moved from central Pennsylvania to Nashville so that their 14-year-old daughter, Taylor, could pursue a career in ...

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What if the way you talked caused you to be denied opportunities that other people have? For instance, when calling to ask about a job opening, you were told it was filled but then found out a friend ...

There’s a lot that goes into making a living space feel homey and welcoming, and getting your lighting dialed in is right at the top of the list. There are three categories of lighting that you use ...

A convincing British accent can be surprisingly difficult for American actors, considering the vast differences between British and American English. One reason may be that British actors more often ...

Of all the UK accents, Cockney is one of the most famous, but it’s also one of the trickiest to pull off. Best known for identifying working-class Londoners, actors like Michael Caine and Jason ...

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.