Southern accents have nuances to them. Here, a linguist explains how they came to be and what the key differences are. Beth Gwinn/Getty Images There isn't one thing that makes a Southern accent. The ...

One of the researchers who's been on the forefront of tracking the trend of the Southern accent's fade spoke to 11Alive's Dan ...

By the end of my life, there may be no one left who speaks like my father outside the hollers and the one-horse towns.

Young white Georgians are losing the accent associated with their grandparents, a new study found. These Gen Zers are adopting speech patterns more closely associated with "California English." ...

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 ...

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 ...

Let’s dig deep and find out why certain names simply fall out of fashion. When you hear names like Gladys or Herbert or Doris, you probably automatically think of old people, but why is that?

ATLANTA — 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 ...

MACON, Ga. — Bless their hearts; the younger generation is losing their Southern drawl. The University of Georgia and Georgia Tech research shows the number of people with a traditional accent is ...

Bid farewell to the Southern twang. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow. But Georgians are high-tailing away from that grits-and-gravy drawl faster than a scalded dog. A collaborative study between ...

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