Dialect coach Catherine Charlton helped actors on HBO's John Adams miniseries nail down Colonial American accents.

A survey of more than 30,000 people, turned into a series of maps, showcase the linguistic quirks that make American English ...

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

As an actor, working privately with a professional dialect coach can be the most rapid, reliable, trouble-free method for mastering an accent, and there’s no disputing that the addition of a key ...

If you speak English with a California accent but you want to learn to speak Sindarin like a native — that is, like a Middle Earth elf — where do you start? Begin with vowel sounds, said Leith ...

University of Leeds researchers to update groundbreaking 1950s language survey Are you terrified by “harvest men” or “long-legged tailors”? Do you have “ferntickles” or “brunny-spots” on your face? If ...

Geordie is one of the oldest and best loved of Britain's dialects. But modern times mean that some Geordie words are dying out and North Easterners are changing how they speak. Inside Out gets ...

Much like many industry professionals, Pamela Vanderway first wanted to be an actor, but over the course of her training, a new passion surfaced. “I loved the process of acting, I love what actors do, ...

Explore the history and charm of Dorset dialect, from William Barnes to Alan Chedzoy’s a bit of a bumble, and learn how ...