‘Very specific differences in language, dialect and accents have emerged over time, and that's a fascinating side of language evolution.’ By Laura Baisas Published Nov 19, 2024 7:01 PM EST Deposit ...

From the moment we are born (and even before that, in utero), we tune into the languages around us. This includes the accents they are spoken in. Studies have found that infants show a preference for ...

You better knock off that awful attempt at a Scottish brogue, mate: A team of researchers has found that people in the northern United Kingdom and Ireland are especially good at telling when you’re ...

Despite the plethora of accents that we manage to fit onto our small island, the world of film and TV in the UK has long been largely dominated by just one: received pronunciation. The southern ...

Jonathan R. Goodman receives funding from the Wellcome Trust (grant no. 220540/Z/20/A). We all need to learn how to place trust in others. It’s easy to be misled. Someone who doesn’t deserve trust can ...