In this article, I argue that at least in some subsets of grammar, non-standard dialects are indeed more natural than their standard counterparts. I present data from the new Freiburg English Dialect ...

The Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 71, No. 5 (May - Jun., 1978), pp. 292-297 (6 pages) The purpose of this research was to investigate the expressed attitudes of a group of inner-city ...

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 ...

Artificial intelligence is struggling to understand accented English and non-standard dialects, creating problems that can cascade into biased hiring, grading or clinical records. Why it matters: AI ...