As a child of the Peace Agreement, I don’t hear my accent as political or difficult - so why does the rest of the UK still react like it is?

‘Very specific differences in language, dialect and accents have emerged over time, and that's a fascinating side of language evolution.’ By Laura Baisas Published Nov 19, 2024 7:01 PM EST Deposit ...

During the Second World War, Dutch citizens allegedly identified German spies by asking them to say Scheveningen, the name of a seaside town. The word contains sounds that are common in Dutch but ...

People from Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin and the north-east of England are better at detecting someone imitating their accent than people from London and Essex, new research has found. People from Belfast ...

You better knock off that awful attempt at a Scottish brogue, mate: A team of researchers has found that people in the northern United Kingdom and Ireland are especially good at telling when you’re ...

Channel 4 drama Trespasses tells a forbidden love story set against the backdrop of the Troubles in 1970s Northern Ireland. Star Tom Cullen and producer Amanda Posey discuss making the series, why ...

Belfast calls them “black cab tours” and they’re one of the most sought-after tourist attractions in town, equal to the museum dedicated to Belfast’s shipping industry and construction of the Titanic.

People from Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin and the north-east of England are better at detecting someone imitating their accent than people from London and Essex, new research from the University of ...