Google Translate is testing a new AI-powered pronunciation training mode that lets users practice speaking and receive ...

In Boston, there are reports of people pronouncing the letter “r.” Down in Tennessee, people are noticing a lack of a Southern drawl. And Texans have long worried about losing their distinctive twang.

The highly mimicked, oft-mocked Boston accent populates some of the industry’s most iconic films and TV shows with its non-rhotic (r-dropping) pronunciation, highly particular slang, and gravelly ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Speech is not monolithic. And while we may try to standardize language and pronunciation, dialects and accents often differ across entire regions, and even from city to city. A map of ...