Jo Platt says she 'shouldn't have to change it to get on in politics' ...

That's the question posed at a Westminster Hall debate on regional accents and social mobility this Wednesday (July 15) by ...

Few things reveal as much about us as the way we speak. Long before we've explained our politics, our profession or our ...

June 15 (Reuters) - Australian footwear and sportswear retailer Accent Group (AX1.AX), opens new tab has received a A$390.8 million ($276.80 ‌million) takeover offer from its largest shareholder, ...

Telus Digital, the global technology and digital services arm responsible for the telecommunication giant’s call centres, has recently deployed an “accent masking” artificial intelligence tool to ...

A new book by linguistics professor Valerie Fridland, who was raised in Memphis by parents with French accents, explores the power behind the way we speak Valerie Fridland writes in her new book, Why ...

Real-time voice technology lets offshore agents sound local to British customers. No enrollment, no workflow changes. Krisp, the pioneer in real-time voice AI technology, today announced British ...

In modern organizations, leaders tacitly assume that good ideas rise on their merits: The most compelling argument wins, or the clearest insight gains traction. In principle, expertise, evidence, and ...

The famous New Yawk accent is slowly disappearing from everyday use, a recent study found. A nationwide survey of 3,042 adults across the US this month revealed that the Big Apple’s notable ...

From call-in radio shows to corner bars, the accent that defined Boston is losing ground. A Dartmouth linguist has research to prove it. The iconic dropped "r" sound is disappearing. But to those who ...