“God, I love the English,” Taylor Swift breathes in “London Boy,” which was released last week. I wonder if she still does? In the song, which appears on her new album, “Lover,” Swift catalogues her ...

There is evidence that an emerging variety of English spoken by young Londoners—Multicultural London English (MLE)—has a more even syllable rhythm than Southern British English (SBE). Given findings ...

Devyani Sharma receives funding from the Economic and Social Research Council. Do you judge people’s abilities based on their accent? Do you think a person with a posh accent must be more intelligent ...