COLLINSVILLE, Ala. — As Mexican, Guatemalan, and other Central American immigrants settled into the rural town of Collinsville, locals adjusted to the new culture, a blend of the traditional southern ...

ALABAMA (WHNT) — Could that sweet, thick Alabama drawl soon become an official dialect? A recent poll shows most people would vote “yes”! The “melting pot” that is America contains at least 30 ...

This story is part of a partnership between the Montgomery Advertiser and the Living Democracy program at Auburn University. Now in its 13th year, the program disperses students across rural Alabama ...

The way we talk is the most distinctive thing about an individual or his or her community. Journey Proud welcomes back linguist Dr. Anna Head as we head to North Alabama. In contrast to our south ...

Our language and speech do much to define who we are. Journey Proud welcomes linguist Dr. Anna Head in a trek across Lower Alabama from Elba to Mobile talking to a number of folks about their speech ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ELBA − “Fixin' to," "y’all" and Thanksgivin'” are distinctive words of the South that reflect cultural identity. Those ...