We all speak with an accent if we use our voice to talk (don’t use the word ‘accent’ to describe speaking with sign language ... are just different dialects. Standard English is the name ...

The 2025 slate of Oscar nominees recognizes many writers, directors and actors whose scripts and performances don’t ...

Standard Japanese serves as a foundation for understanding other dialects. While dialects add richness to the language, mastering Standard Japanese first makes it easier to learn regional ...

We use language to express our identity ... Of course, the mere fact that we’ve learned a standard dialect can tell someone listening to us many things. Perhaps we’ve had a lot of education ...

Everett pulls off a masterly linguistic confection, in which enslaved people use Black English only as a wary affectation.

Standard Japanese has long been the ... local language to be revived will likely be either the Ainu language (in Hokkaido) or the dialect here.” ...