A new study provides evidence that pop star Taylor Swift’s speaking voice shifted in measurable ways as she moved through different social and geographic communities during her career. Researchers ...

Growing up in Atlanta in the 1940s and 1950s, Susan Levine's visits to New York City relatives included being the star of an impromptu novelty show: Her cousin invited over friends and charged 25 ...

You may notice generational differences in Southern accents throughout North Carolina. Often, Baby Boomers and older ...

Over the past two decades, Taylor Swift has categorized her music, relationships and style in eras. But researchers have ...

Doesn’t it just jar your preserves when Hollywood thinks we all sound like Scarlett O’Hara? I’d also like to let them know we’ve had air-conditioning for about seven decades (what was with all those ...

Nashville's part of a region called the southern dialect zone. While Tennessee has seen an influx of new residents from states like California and New York, that's not all it takes to shift an area's ...

Growing up in Atlanta in the 1940s and 1950s, Susan Levine’s visits to New York City relatives included being the star of an impromptu novelty show: Her cousin invited over friends and charged 25 ...