IDEA: International Dialects of English ArchiveHappy New Year: a look back at 2018
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Happy new year from IDEA! Last year was another productive one for us, with 77 new samples added to the archive. These included the first ever from the…
What is an idiolect?
Saturday, December 1, 2018
We spend most of our time on IDEA cataloguing dialects and accents by geographic area. So how do idiolects fit into our understanding of an individual’s speech patterns?…
New play page: ‘Lysistrata’
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Check out our newest addition to our Play Names & Terms collection: Aristophanes’ Lysistrata. Michael M. Shaw, Professor Emeritus at the University of Kansas, United States, speaks the…
Welcome our 25th German subject
Friday, October 26, 2018
We’ve just added our 25th subject from Germany, a 20-year-old man who has lived his entire life in that country. He’s an excellent example of a very light…
IDEA editors talk dialects & accents in new podcast
Monday, October 1, 2018
IDEA Founder and Director Paul Meier and IDEA Associate Editor Jim Johnson talk extensively about dialects and accents, dialect-sample gathering, dialects on stage and in film, and accents and…
Introducing a new Illinois subject
Saturday, September 15, 2018
Please welcome Illinois 22, a female college student from the Chicago area. This is one of IDEA’s many self-submissions. If you think your accent or dialect is a…
New Spanish sample added
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Welcome our ninth subject from Spain: a 23-year-old man from Madrid. Thanks to IDEA Senior Editor Deric McNish for the submission!
Welcome our sixth Egyptian subject
Monday, September 3, 2018
Thanks to IDEA Associate Editor Sarah Nichols, we now have our sixth subject from Egypt, a 46-year-old woman from Giza.
For you IPA and spelling enthusiasts
Sunday, September 2, 2018
If, like us here at IDEA, you are fascinated by both the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and the wacky spelling conventions of the English language, you will love…
Introducing two new Florida samples
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
We’ve just added two new subjects from the U.S. state of Florida. They are Florida 20 and 21. Thanks to IDEA Associate Editor Sarah Nichols!
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