Thursday, April 25, 2024
Please welcome Australia 46, an 18-year-old non-binary individual from rural Western Australia. The subject is Associate Editor Rhea Dowden. Thanks, Rhea! The sample will be particularly useful for…
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Friday, February 2, 2024
My latest In a Manner of Speaking podcast is just out. It’s a conversation with Betsy Evans, the new executive director of The American Dialect Society (ADS). Listen…
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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
IDEA has 45 Australian subjects, the fifth most among all nations, trailing only the United States, England, China, and Canada. But until now, we didn’t have one from…
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Monday, January 15, 2024
IDEA has just added its tenth subject from the South American nation of Colombia. Go here to listen. This is another contribution from our newest associate editor, Jhon…
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Thursday, January 4, 2024
Please welcome Jhon Eduardo Mosquera Pérez to IDEA! As a new associate editor for South America, Jhon and his students have contributed five new Colombian subjects (and counting)…
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Thursday, January 4, 2024
Looking back on the highlights of 2023: The site continues to attract a huge number of visitors from around the world. The archive saw roughly 3 million hits…
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Monday, December 11, 2023
Please welcome Colombia 8, a 20-year-old woman from Toca, Boyacá, Colombia. Thanks to Professor Jhon Eduardo Mosquera Pérez for encouraging this submission, in addition to several other recent…
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Monday, November 27, 2023
As we celebrate Giving Tuesday, we humbly request your assistance. If you visit IDEA on a regular basis, please take a moment of your time and go to…
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Monday, November 27, 2023
Please welcome Colombia 6 and Colombia 7, two women from the Boyacá region of Colombia. These are self-submissions, part of a university project orchestrated by Professor Jhon Eduardo…
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Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Please welcome our 26th subject from Italy. Go here to listen. The 36-year-old man is from the Piedmont region of Italy, near Turin. This submission is unique because…
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