In this week’s episode, we took on the mystery of the “Boston movie”—a cinematic subgenre whose appeal is closely tied to the distinctive Boston accent. We invited Boston University linguist Dr.

News item: Per a recent story in the Boston Globe — even a sociolinguist from Dartmouth agreed after his quantitative study on the issue — the famed, fabled, fabulous Boston accent is slowly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Boston accent, often portrayed humorously in films and television, is more than just the signature ...

From call-in radio shows to corner bars, the accent that defined Boston is losing ground. A Dartmouth linguist has research to prove it. The iconic dropped "r" sound is disappearing. But to those who ...