Why are some sounds easier to remember than others? A study on made-up words points to the harsh consonants that also ...

Ambiguous speech production is a common challenge for learners of a second language (L2), but identifying whether the problem ...

From the election of Zohran Mamdani to the intrigue surrounding the jewel heist at the Louvre, keeping up with this year’s ...

The lore has by now been recounted many a time: In 2004, Scott and Andrea Swift moved from central Pennsylvania to Nashville ...

Here are the hints and the solution for today’s Wordle. If you are stuck on the December 4 puzzle, try not to panic. Often, ...

From the sharp vowels of the Northern Cities to the drawl of the Deep South, the nasal twang of the Upper Midwest, the fast-paced chatter of New York City, and the smooth, flattened tones of the West ...

Nobel winners Olga Tokarczuk and Peter Handke bring us a reissue and a new book respectively this week. Also, a story from a ...

Googoosh — resisted telling her story. She shares why her new memoir became a 'necessary duty' — and how she reclaimed the ...

A study from Charles University and the Czech Academy of Sciences revisits a long-standing idea in language science that ...

The ferry ride to Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, reveals something extraordinary. This remote barrier island, which is accessible only by boat and sits twenty miles off the coast, is home to the ...

This is the classic English tongue-twister everyone tries at least once. The string of “sh” and “s” sounds forces your tongue to move in tiny, fast shifts. Even native speakers start slurring around ...