Language diversity isn't always celebrated on campus, a linguist writes in a new article, callomg dialect the 'last acceptable personal trait to make fun of.' An in-depth dialect study from NC State ...

W hen Ashley Lawson first came to North Carolina State University, she was careful not to say “bowl” for “boil” or “holler” for, “you know, a dip in the ground.” In 2014, the freshman from ...

During the 2016 presidential election, broad support for Donald Trump came from most communities in Appalachia, where he received 63 percent of the vote. A great deal of national attention was ...

Appalachian English is a term linguists use to describe the speech patterns of people in Appalachia. It’s also referred to as “mountain talk.” But there’s variation within the dialect, just as there ...

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India, July 13 -- Since time immemorial, India has been blessed with a vibrant and diverse linguistic legacy, reflecting our country's perennial cultural and traditional coexistence. Over the decades, ...

An analysis has shown a decrease in diversity-related language in NIH grant applications. Many researchers have adapted their language to avoid scrutiny following executive orders affecting diversity ...

AMHERST, Mass. - For the past 30 years, computer science researchers have been teaching their machines to read, for example, assigning back issues of the Wall Street Journal, so computers can learn ...

An in-depth dialect study from NC State University researchers shows that some students from rural Appalachia feel that their dialects put them at a disadvantage in a college classroom, even in the ...