Standard English is the form of English that is taught around the world and understood by all speakers of the language. Non-standard English is the informal version of the language, which can change ...

In northern England ‘dinner’ is the word often used for a midday meal and ‘tea’ for an evening meal, but in southern England ‘tea’ is often a light afternoon meal and ‘dinner’ is the evening meal.

“Nah, I actually just had dinner with my friend from high school. She’s in town for the weekend.” “Wow, fine.” “Yeah, sorry dude.” “Too bad. See you at Milstein later?” “Fo sho.” Both speakers were ...

Using advanced imaging to visualize brain areas used for understanding language in native Japanese speakers, a new study finds that the pitch-accent in words pronounced in standard Japanese activates ...

Using advanced imaging to visualize brain areas used for understanding language in native Japanese speakers, a new study from the RIKEN Brain Science Institute finds that the pitch-accent in words ...