Black American English is constantly informing the evolution of standard American English. Here & Now 's Ciku Theuri explains where the vernacular came from and the forces at play in its ...

In short, standard American English is not inherently racist. It is not merely a “tool of the patriarchy.” It is a tool for anyone who wishes to use it, ...

Yale’s Grammatical Diversity Project is examining regional deviations from standard American English, and attempting to trace their roots. Here’s an example from the Yale Alumni Magazine story ...

Black English, or African American English, is a language spoken among Black Americans, according to scholars. The language originated as Africans and Europeans interacted during the slave trade ...

They found that the LLMs chose to sentence people who spoke African American English to death at a higher rate than people who spoke Standard American English.

NPR is considered by many to be the standard bearer for Standard American English. Listeners from around the country and around the world say that they find NPR English is the clearest and most ...

Although more Americans today speak with a standard American English accent – think the neutral voice of a public radio host – than they did 20 years ago, it’s still fairly common for people ...

Learning to speak Standard American English has helped Dumornay get more roles, and has let him avoid being mistaken for a foreigner. Antelo, an actor with a job in real estate, said she doesn’t ...