Many people tend to think a foreign accent is more interesting than the way they speak, because we tend to value things that are less common. Some people associate a British accent with someone being ...

University of Rochester linguist Andrew Bray started out studying the evolution of the trademark sports jargon used in hockey for his master’s thesis. For instance, a hockey arena is a “barn,” while ...

British accents in video games often default to RP or Cockney, but games like Dragon Quest VIII showcase a range of regional ...

A woman's strange case of "foreign accent syndrome" left doctors unsure of its cause. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A woman in ...

An Italian woman suddenly had a Canadian accent when she spoke English, leaving specialists stumped. Brain scans didn't appear to reveal any obvious changes to her brain. Specialists diagnosed the ...