Accents, in whatever language ... Chinese students in Kuhl's lab double up with laughter as American colleagues learning Mandarin mix up "shee," meaning "west," with "chee," or "wife." ...

According to a recent poll by language learning company Babbel for Business, 20 percent of U.S. employees who speak English with an accent say they feel judged or disadvantaged for that difference ...

In these clips, dialect coach Elspeth Morrison takes us on a tour of the main regional accents and presents a series of one-minute guides to learning them. Elspeth Morrison is an accent and voice ...

She also teaches accents to actors, most recently at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis when they did “Sherwood: the Adventure of Robin Hood,” set in England back during the Crusades. She uses methods ...

This scenario illustrates a deep cognitive and social truth: foreign accents can have a big impact on the way we interpret meaning. In our increasingly globalized world, foreign accents are an ...