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English dialects make themselves heard in genes
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 11 months agoConditions in rural England around the turn of the 20th century offer a case study for cultural evolution researchers. Heritage Images/Hulton Archive via...
New Mexican Spanish, a unique American dialect, survives mostly in prayers
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFidel Trujillo and Leo Paul Pacheco’s words resounded in New Mexican Spanish, a unique dialect that...
NHCC's 'Legacy Project' aims to preserve northern New Mexico Spanish dialect
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAug. 6—New Mexico is a melting pot of cultures that somehow find influence among one another. A strong example of that is the Spanish dialect in northern New Mexico. The dialect is known as ...
Traditional Michigan accent is starting to disappear
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoBelieve it or not, Michigan — the home of ope-sayers and pop-lovers — does actually have an accent of its own. The Michigan accent is a part of a more...
20 Richest Countries that Mainly Speak English
Insider Monkey via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoIn this article, we will be studying the English language’s dominance across the world while covering the 20 richest countries that mainly speak English....
Chinese Harvard student decides ‘not to learn English anymore’
NextShark via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA video of a Chinese Harvard student explaining why she has decided to “stop trying to learn...
Are N.L. accents dying? No, b'y — but they are changing
CBC via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPaul De Decker, a Memorial University linguistics professor, says Newfoundland accents aren't dying...
Irish names you’re probably saying wrong and how to pronounce them
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 months agoDo you know your Gearóid from your Gobnait? Your Fearghal from your Muirgheal? To the untrained eye,...
The Culture of Appalachia: Why do we speak the way we do?
WVNS Bluefield via Yahoo News· 3 months agoGHENT, WV (WVNS) — The language of the Appalachian people is unique in its own way. A usual stereotype of West Virginia in general is that people who are not from here often think that the southern ...
The 12 worst fake accents in film, from Ana de Armas to Russell Crowe
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe forthcoming movie is a fictional take on the iconic Hollywood star, but fans of Monroe have...
