In most languages, including English, vowels that occur next to nasal consonants (m, n, and ng in English) are produced as slightly or entirely nasal. I saw this as phonetically interesting. In my ...

If you’ve watched Netflix’s “Emily in Paris” (or really any show that’s set in France), you’ve probably wondered how the actors have mastered their French accents—especially the ones who are faking it ...

French researchers who have spent years studying baboons at a primate centre in France have discovered the animals can make vowel sounds like humans, including the noise "wahoo". Baboons make sounds ...