As we gather around the table over the holidays, listen to the words that come out of your relatives’ mouths. More importantly — listen to how they’re pronounced. Do you have any plans to go “dahntahn ...

Often looked down upon as "pidgin German," dialects are an important part of cultural memory and diversity. Researchers say the vibrant spectrum of regional variations of German is under threat. One ...

EVEN as the country works towards developed-nation status, it must not lose sight of its unique multicultural heritage, warn experts.

Rob Penhallurick is author of Studying Dialect (2018), published by Palgrave Macmillan. In another gig, McIntyre has similar fun with the Tyneside dialect: “So I met a Geordie quite recently. It was ...

YESTERDAY'S post on Cantonese touched a few nerves. A blog post is a very compressed medium, and I said some things briefly that I still stand by but which deserve a bit of elaboration. My calling ...

In a busy Chinatown, a foreigner begins switching between four Chinese dialects. Each change triggers surprise and disbelief.

Financial support for the Dialect and Heritage Project has come from National Lottery Heritage Fund (£530,500), the University of Leeds’ Footsteps Fund and alumni donations (£110,000), and partner ...

Like humans, parrots have distinct vocal dialects and, like humans, they learn those dialects from their family and friends, so those dialects change when they relocate to a new area. Yellow-naped ...