Hockey players are famous for their distinctive jargon, but while researching this phenomenon, a linguist and hockey player realized another interesting pattern in hockey speech: American hockey ...

An Italian woman suddenly had a Canadian accent when she spoke English, leaving specialists stumped. Brain scans didn't appear to reveal any obvious changes to her brain. Specialists diagnosed the ...

A woman in Italy who went to the emergency room experienced a puzzling symptom: She suddenly began speaking in a Canadian accent even though her native language was Italian, according to a new report.

As a 50-ish year old Canadian, who lives on the west coast, I have never heard anyone say "aboot", "oot", or "eh" outside Bob and Doug McKenzie. And I've never heard anyone called a hoser, or a ...

Gemma King receives funding from the Australian Research Council. In two of the biggest films released this summer, Gladiator II and Nosferatu, most actors seem to be speaking like they’re in a ...