The Maryland Language Science Center hosted John McWhorter’s “Why Most Humans Talk in Two or More Ways” event, which was held ...

One thing about John Lithgow that is undeniable is that he is very much not English. Nevertheless, he's been picked to play ...

You'll need a special dictionary to understand locals when you visit this former logging town tucked away in the valleys of ...

The University of Montana production of "The Importance of Being Earnest" required a lot of dialect work and help from a cast member from London.

An associate professor at University of Illinois Chicago helped perfect the accents in "The Brutalist," a 10-time Oscar ...

Whether screenwriters use phonetics or standard language, and whether producers use AI or dialect coaches, questions of ethics and linguistic authenticity will remain.

That includes nominee Adrien Brody. He's one of the actors who worked with an acclaimed dialect coach from Chicago, for his role as a Hungarian-Jewish immigrant. Tanera Marshall is an associate ...