Fascinating origin of Southern accents and what makes them different from the rest of the nation, according to linguists
Linguistic quirks like 'mergers' and 'fronting' are essential parts of the inland accent. Mergers describe when two different ...
'Double disadvantage': Women with foreign accents seen as less employable
Women with foreign accents, particularly Russian speakers, are perceived as less employable, according to a new study from The Australian National University (ANU) published in the Australian Journal ...
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How we perceive accents might be informed more by culture than by ear
Conventional wisdom would have it that people identify accents just by listening to the speaker and noticing they pronounce words in a way that sounds “funny” or different from what they think ...
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Can you tell where Ohioans are from by their accents? Study investigates
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Are accents from different Ohio regions obvious to listeners? That is one question an Ohio State University study sought to answer. The study, which took place at COSI ...