For years, scientists suspected that fetuses could hear the muffled murmur of the outside world and that these early sounds ...

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 ...

Cajun musician Zachary Richard has built a global career in French, and he would love to see more Louisianans do the same.

This article contains mild spoilers for "Andor." "Andor" was already the best "Star Wars" thing in decades when season 2 debuted, but Tony Gilroy's timely political thriller shines the brightest while ...

TikTok user Diego Rivas has received millions of views for his videos that capture what different languages sound like to people who do not speak the language. “Gibberish”: Rivas, who uses the handle ...

A language student’s guide to the French capital highlights the culinary, literary and musical influences that quietly shape everyday life. Inside the Andalusian garden at the Grand Mosque of ...

FROM Louis Vuitton to Hermès, France’s luxury brands proudly ooze their quintessential Frenchness. But in many other industries French firms seek to disguise their national origins. AXA, a French ...

The Summer Sounds at St. James kicks off July 6 and continues throughout the month. Sponsored by the St. James Center for Spiritual Formation, the series of musical concerts are scheduled at 7 p.m.

We’ve long championed subtitles, but dubbing has only gained popularity in an increasingly global entertainment industry. And what about those movies where Americans are supposed to be Italian, or ...

When Richard Linklater set off to direct “Nouvelle Vague,” a black-and-white tribute to Jean-Luc Godard that charts the making of his debut film “Breathless,” the Oscar-nominated American director ...

Doing exercises in a book was très terrible. A friend suggested something more radical. By Rachel Kushner There’s a scene I love in the movie “Husbands,” when John Cassavetes, performing in his own ...

After U.S. tennis star Coco Gauff cemented a convincing 6-1, 6-2 French Open semifinal win over Lois Boisson on June 5, a plethora of celebrities within the world of sports chimed in with praise. Days ...