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 ...

Dialect coach Erik Singer takes us on a tour of different accents across English-speaking North America. Erik, along with a host of other linguists and language experts, takes a look at some of the ...

Introduction: language ideology: science fiction? -- The linguistic facts of life -- The myth of non-accent -- The standard language myth -- Language ideology and the language subordination model -- ...

The Transatlantic accent is sometimes thought of as that “old-timey” way of speaking in 1930s and 1940s films; but its usage and impact extends far beyond American cinema. Sometimes referred to as a ...

Earlier this year, I was at a high-end store in Greenwich, Connecticut, and as I was shopping, a salesperson approached me, offering her help. She was curious to know where I was from. “New York,” I ...

Accentism—discriminating against someone because of their accent—has a long history in the U.K., where the way someone speaks is often an easy way to tell their social class. People with working-class ...

Krisp’s app is supposed to change a speaker’s voice in real time, starting with Indian English accents. Krisp’s app is supposed to change a speaker’s voice in real time, starting with Indian English ...

Americans have a sort of fascination with the English accent. It's entranced and captivated us for centuries, not to mention all of the British-accented hot actors du jour (I'm looking at you, Andrew ...