In most cases, screenwriters aspire to write dialogue that sounds authentic. But it’s not easy – and often requires collaboration to get it right. Writers noted how they’ll adjust their dialogue based ...

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 ...

In a unique course this spring, Yiddish scholar Leyzer Burko will explore the rich dialect of Ukrainian-Yiddish, once widely ...

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 ...

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.” ...