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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is there such a thing as an Asian American accent? Nobody can quite nail it down — or agree whether it exists — but apparently you ...

If you thought Reese Witherspoon’s Tennessee accent was spot-on as June Carter Cash in “Walk the Line,” you were right – she grew up in Nashville. Actors often work hard to lose Southern accents – ...

(Editor Note: This story is made possible with the support of The Asian American Foundation) At 88 years old, Virginia Wing still speaks with the unmistakable rhythm of the American South. It is a ...

New research from the University of Georgia shows that the Southern accent is fading. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks linguistics professor Margaret Renwick about the trend. Let's talk about accents for a ...

Is there such a thing as an Asian American accent? Nobody can quite nail it down — or agree whether it exists — but apparently you know it when you hear it. Adam Aleksic, 23, a Serbian American ...