Eric Bauza confides to me over Zoom that voice acting is not about speaking in zany dialects or crafting kooky cadences – it's simply about delivering a convincing performance. It isn’t until the ...

University of Rochester linguist Andrew Bray started out studying the evolution of the trademark sports jargon used in hockey for his master's thesis. For instance, a hockey arena is a "barn," while ...

From Florence Pugh to Paul Mescal, global stars are redefining what authenticity sounds like — and audiences are keeping ...

Was that a question? Online platforms have long influenced how we speak. Now a new generation of TikTok creators are fueling the latest variant. The “influencer accent” is taking over TikTok. If you ...

In a rare study, two audiologists found that Taylor Swift's accent has, indeed, changed over the years, reflecting where ...