Georgia's classic Southern accent may be quickly fading into history, A new study from the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech's linguistics departments has identified what professors call a "rapid ...

Nashville's part of a region called the southern dialect zone. While Tennessee has seen an influx of new residents from states like California and New York, that's not all it takes to shift an area's ...

Let's talk about accents for a moment. RALPH BRABHAM: OK. I'm Ralph Brabham, and I'm talking with my mom. JANE BRABHAM: I'm Jane Brabham, and I was born in Greensboro, N.C. R BRABHAM: So I grew up in ...

An integral part of what makes the American South unique – its iconic drawl – is quickly fading in Georgia, according to collaborative research led by the University of Georgia and the Georgia ...

Growing up in Atlanta in the 1940s and 1950s, Susan Levine's visits to New York City relatives included being the star of an impromptu novelty show: Her cousin invited over friends and charged 25 ...

I have something in common with Stephen Colbert. We both, at a young age, thinking ahead to trying to make it big on TV, decided that we weren’t going to have a Southern accent. Colbert, a D.C. native ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — If you were to hear someone talking about the old Nashville sound, you'd probably assume they were referring to the roots of country music. One of our own here at NewsChannel ...

The list isn’t long, but our readers generally came to a consensus on the movies and TV shows that found success with the Southern accent: It’s hardly surprising that the born-and-raised Southern ...

The Southern accent is disappearing as migration and generational shifts reshape the region's identity. Why it matters: The way we speak is closely tied with who we are as Southerners, and its fading ...

An Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim player showcases what characters from the game would sound like if they spoke in a southern accent. Bethesda's RPG has retained its popularity despite being over a decade ...