In the American South, a linguistic transformation is quietly unfolding. The iconic Southern drawl is gradually fading among younger generations in Georgia, despite its long association with the state ...

Growing up in Atlanta in the 1940s and 1950s, Susan Levine's visits to New York City relatives included being the star of an impromptu novelty show: Her cousin invited over friends and charged 25 ...

ATLANTA - Growing up in Atlanta in the 1940s and 1950s, Susan Levine’s visits to New York City relatives included being the star of an impromptu novelty show: Her cousin invited over friends and ...

A study by researchers at the University of Minnesota shows that Taylor Swift's accent shifted noticeably during different phases of her career ...

Accent isn’t just sound, it’s culture and connection. You’ve heard it on TV or at the stadium: a coach, slightly southern-accented, saying something that just sounds right. That moment, whether real ...

The Southern accent, which has many variations, is fading in some areas of the South as people migrate to the region from other parts of the U.S. and around the world. A series of research papers ...