IDEA: International Dialects of English ArchiveCongrats to Sarah Nichols, new senior editor
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Please join us in congratulating Sarah Maria Nichols on her promotion from associate to senior editor of IDEA. Senior editor is the title with which we honor those…
Introducing four new subjects (from Chile & Virginia)
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
IDEA has just added four new subjects: three from the South American nation of Chile (Chile 6, 7, and 8) and one from the U.S. state of Virginia….
“Caucasian” vs. “white”
Friday, January 17, 2020
Here at IDEA — and, indeed, around the world — people tend to use “Caucasian” and “white” interchangeably. But, as Associate Editor Bryn Austin recently reminded us, there…
Welcome first subject of 2020: Vietnam 4
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
We ring in the new year here at IDEA with our fourth subject from Vietnam. Happy 2020 to all of you, and thanks for your continued support.
The origins of ‘Comma Gets a Cure’
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
If you’ve listened to audio samples on IDEA, you’ve undoubtedly heard the now famous Comma Gets a Cure elicitation passage that precedes most recordings of subjects’ unscripted speech….
The Year in Review
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
It’s been a great 2019 at IDEA! Deepest thanks and congratulations to the following editors whose samples we published this year: Bryn Austin (13), Ben Corbett (12), Kris…
Global Map IS still working
Monday, December 9, 2019
Some of you might have noticed that our Global Map looks different. Rest assured, it IS still working. But the visual display is a bit odd. Sorry for…
Ben Corbett discusses Arkansas dialects
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
IDEA Associate Editor Ben Corbett was recently interviewed by National Public Radio’s KAUF about his Arkansas Accent and Dialect Project, which seeks to record subjects from every county…
Welcome Massachusetts 15
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Thanks to IDEA Associate Editor Bryn Austin, we’ve just added our 15th subject from the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The subject, a 57-year-old Asian American, has lived near…
Researching Romani language and dialects
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
I’ve just heard from IDEA Associate Editor Rena Cook, who has a fascinating gig. She’s dialect-coaching a film with Romani (or Roma) characters, not to be confused with…
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