American Sign Language isn’t a translation of English. It’s a language with its own grammar and idioms. Sign language speakers also have their own accents. Learn how this language, like every other, ...

This is the third of a three-part series exploring Latino dialects. In the first part, experts discuss how second generation Latinos in the U.S. are forming their own accents and dialects. The second ...

Antony Funnell: And I presume you would say that this is only one effect on the way in which we communicate, there are various other reasons that shape our accents, the words that we use, the way our ...

Perception of second language speech is easier when it is spoken in the accent of the listener and not in the "original" accent of that language, shows a new study. Perception of second language ...

Infants raised in homes where they hear a single language, but spoken with different accents, recognize words dramatically differently at about 12 months of age than their age-matched peers exposed to ...

A baby's Scouse babble recently took the Internet by storm with millions of views on TikTok, in what experts say is a 'striking' example of how our language develops. In the clip, now viewed over ...

Infants raised in homes where they hear a single language, but spoken with different accents, recognize words dramatically differently at about 12 months of age than their age-matched peers exposed to ...