Where in the world is a pin a pen and tin means ten? Ohio, that's where. Well, southern and southeastern Ohio, anyway. Residents of those areas speak something called south, one of three distinct Ohio ...

EVEN as the country works towards developed-nation status, it must not lose sight of its unique multicultural heritage, warn experts.

In a busy Chinatown, a foreigner begins switching between four Chinese dialects. Each change triggers surprise and disbelief.

Financial support for the Dialect and Heritage Project has come from National Lottery Heritage Fund (£530,500), the University of Leeds’ Footsteps Fund and alumni donations (£110,000), and partner ...

American English dialects and pronunciation have been a point of interest from coast to coast among linguists for years. In 1999, the Harvard Dialect Survey, a research project conducted by Professor ...

On his recent track “Stupid Foreigners,” rapper Cai Zhenhong — better known as “Xie Di” or “Fat Shady” — rails against arrogant and entitled expatriates living in his homeland. Although it drew ...

New media such as smartphone apps are preserving China's local vernaculars, which are otherwise falling into disuse among the younger generation Computer codes are deciphering a lifeline for China's ...