A solid Spanish accent, like Alfred Molina uses to portray Diego Rivera in “Frida,” makes a performance all the more believable. A questionable one, however, like Al Pacino uses as Tony Montana in ...

Language-learning apps now include speech recognition that detects subtle errors in intonation or word stress.

Last year, I wrote about how to say foreign names and places on the air. I offered tips and resources on correct pronunciation in any language. But recently I heard a piece about a Central American ...

What better time to tackle the issue of NPR's policy around on-air pronunciation of non-English words than when the devastating fire in France's Notre Dame Cathedral has been in the news? Some accents ...

Jared Romey and Diana Caballero of SpeakingLatino.com at their Miami office discussing various national dialects of Spanish. Sometimes an accent can render a language sexy. Even elegant. Imagine the ...