Day-one fans of Taylor Swift know that the pop superstar has come a long way since launching her music career as a country singer — and that evolution is apparent in her dialect, according to speech ...

Swift’s vowels lengthened around the time she started singing more pop music, with a clearer distinction between words such ...

To study how dialects change over time, you need a single speaker who’s lived in different regions and has been recorded a ...

The fifth and final volume of the book will be released in March. Feb. 1, 2012 — -- intro: The Dictionary of American Regional English showcases the diverse dialects of different areas of the ...

Taylor Swift is one of the biggest pop singers in history, influencing millions of fans with her music. Thanks to years of ...

The world has several languages and dialects. Most of these languages have a legacy of centuries and yet continue to develop in a myriad of ways. In 2024, linguists were stunned to observe an ...

From the way Mormons speak to the influence of reality TV shows, a convention of American dialect experts meets tomorrow to track developments and the direction of American English. From the drawls ...

Researchers have confirmed what Taylor Swift fans have long suspected: the music megastar’s dialect and pitch have shifted throughout her career. In the early stages of Swift’s music career, while she ...

The researchers suggest that these changes reflect Swift’s desire to be part of those communities. “I was one of those people ...