But Eastern Shore? That’s a head-scratcher. Those familiar with Delmarva know there is something a bit different about how residents sound, but its dialect and accent variations are not as obvious as ...

G’day, mate! Do you fancy having a ripper Straya accent, like Kate Winslet in “The Dressmaker” or Dev Patel in “Lion”? Taking on a role that requires an Australian-English accent can be a challenge ...

The Southern American accent is one of the most recognizable in the world - but iconic sound varies depending on where a person lives below the Mason-Dixon line. Linguists have found that the major ...

For most people, the New Yawk accent is something you just know when you hear it. But a group of CUNY researchers is setting out to catalog just what makes the dialect so distinctively New York – and ...

A solid Spanish accent, like Alfred Molina uses to portray Diego Rivera in “Frida,” makes a performance all the more believable. A questionable one, however, like Al Pacino uses as Tony Montana in ...