The phenomenon isn’t limited to Georgia. In Athens, Ga., a mystery was brewing inside the classrooms of the state's flagship university: If over 84 percent of undergraduates at the University of ...

With a charming Southern drawl, Jerome Goddard speaks on topics that many people may think of as gross, but his expertise ...

In the American South, a linguistic transformation is quietly unfolding. The iconic Southern drawl is gradually fading among younger generations in Georgia, despite its long association with the state ...

Linguists Margaret Renwick and Jon Forrest from the University of Georgia turned heads in 2023 after publishing a study about Georgia’s fading Southern accent. The Southern drawl − extending and ...

A collaborative study between the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech has found the classic Southern accent is undergoing rapid change in Georgia. The instigator? Generation X. “We found that, here ...

The classic Southern accent in Georgia is on the decline, according to a two-university study. The shift toward a mainstream American accent has become more pronounced with Generation X. Each ...

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 ...

ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia’s accent is fading y’all, and a new University of Georgia study said Generation X could be at fault for the rapid change in the southern drawl. The collaborative study between ...

For years, linguists across the U.S. have seen a decline in the classic Southern drawl, and the younger generation might be the nail in its coffin. For the latest breaking news, weather and traffic ...

It is always a pleasant surprise to encounter a play or film that doesn’t portray fundamentalist Christians as psychopathic hillbilly caricatures, which seems to be how they are usually viewed by many ...