In the mid-20 th century, the Inland North accent was affected by what’s called the Northern Cities Vowel Shift, which changed the way certain vowel sounds are pronounced unbeknownst to the ...

Local Accents Give You a Sense of Place Barbara Johnstone is a professor of rhetoric and linguistics at Carnegie Mellon University and the author of " Speaking Pittsburghese: The Story of a Dialect ." ...

The Power of Accents surveyed 2,002 U.S. residents, aged 18 and older, to explore which regional and international accents Americans find the most friendly, trustworthy and persuasive.

Your accent becomes a bridge to opportunities for cross-cultural collaborations, partnerships, and friendships that might not have occurred otherwise. Speaking other languages helps your brain ...