Learn about the difference between accent and dialect, the variety of accents and dialects in the English language, and the ways writers can use dialects in fiction with this guide for KS3 English ...

In English with an Accent, Rosina Lippi-Green scrutinizes American attitudes towards language. Using examples drawn from a variety of contexts: the classroom, the court, the media, and corporate ...

Siri offers American, British, Australian, and Canadian English choices, and changes the output voice to match. But does that mean you can switch among them freely? With testing help from his American ...

Northern English accents, for example, were rated highly for friendliness and trustworthiness. But southern accents were said to indicate greater intelligence, ambition and wealth.

Fantasy books and films are a massive hit with both readers and spectators. Although the tales occur in a fictional realm, the characters always speak with British accents instead of American accents.

Map: Do Californians have an accent? Listen to some examples and add your own Penelope Eckert, professor of linguistics and anthropology at Stanford, disagrees.

Ever since the first Star Wars film, Imperial officers have had English accents, which reflected both George Lucas' inspirations and Star Wars lore.