Fantasy books and films are a massive hit with both readers and spectators. Although the tales occur in a fictional realm, the characters always speak with British accents instead of American accents.

Why is it that when Americans — well, at least this American — hears a British accent, we think they’re smart, but the opposite, I’m sure, does not hold true? And not all British accents, mind you. I ...

American parents are noticing their little ones adopting British accents after watching "Peppa Pig," a popular children’s TV show about a female pig and her animal friends. Janet Manley, a mother of ...

About a year ago, I went on a first date that had me smitten. He was charming, smart and worldly; he just seemed different from the guys I usually met on dating apps. As we finished our fancy ...

Julia Schlaepfer plays Alexandra in 1923. Her character is a beautiful British woman from a powerful and wealthy family. Alex leaves all that behind to run away with Spencer Dutton, but she, of course ...

Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics Centre for Language Sciences (CLaS) ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders (CCD), Macquarie University This is an article from Curious ...