An emerging field of research suggests that much like Cajun English or African American Vernacular English — otherwise known as Ebonics — unique speech patterns also have developed among indigenous ...

Those with native accents are often unaware of the pervasive bias that those with perceived foreign accents experience. A new study from Sutton Trust indicates that accent discrimination is still a ...

Shiri Lev-Ari is a lecturer in Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London. This story originally featured on The Conversation. If someone asked you to read this text aloud in a French accent or ...

The age of being able to speak to our computers just as we do with other humans is finally upon us but voice-activated assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Google Home haven't proven quite as ...

Ivona Hideg's research has received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Samantha Hancock's research has received funding from the Social Sciences and ...