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English dialects make themselves heard in genes
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 10 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...
‘It Doesn’t Feel Dark to Me’: PJ Harvey on Her Surreal New Novel, Growing Older, and the Beauty of...
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn Orlam, the surrealistic new novel written in poetic verse by alt-rock firebrand Polly Jean...
Everyday African American Vernacular English is a dialect born from conflict and creativity
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLinguists believe Black English might have originated from West African or Creole languages. Getty...
Once a prima ballerina in England, Jayne Regan Pink now sprinkles 'fairy dust' on Milwaukee theater
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 7 months agoFor more than a decade Jayne Regan Pink was a leading ballerina in England, the figure on stage that...
Rhode Islanders are in the minority that say grinder. Here's the story behind the sandwich
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWhat are some of the words you might use to refer to a long sandwich that contains cold cuts,...
Revealed: Most popular language in England and Wales behind English
Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoCensus data shows how Britain's cultural makeup has changed over a 10-year period as the prominence...
In Miami, they get down from the car and make a party. Por qué?
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWhen Martha Valdés started traveling outside of her native Miami years ago, she noticed a pattern....
Breaking Baz: Joseph Fiennes Scores A Winner In James Graham Play About England Men’s Soccer Team As...
Deadline via Yahoo News· 9 months agoEXCLUSIVE: Joseph Fiennes has scored a winner with playwright James Graham’s knockout stage play...
Six English words borrowed from the Romani language
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Romani dialect and culture have been associated with central and northern India and they inherit a significant part of their linguistic heritage from...
Study claims having an accent can cost you 20% of your potential salary
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA 2020 study of how a regional accent could impact wages found that having a different accent can...