IDEA: International Dialects of English ArchiveFor 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!
Welcome new Czech subject
Monday, August 13, 2018
Thanks to IDEA Associate Editor Amelia Morse Kolkmeyer, we have a new sample from the Czech Republic (or Czechia). The 64-year-old woman is our seventh subject from that…
How actors use IDEA
Monday, August 13, 2018
Actor Travis Laughlin wrote us recently, talking about how useful IDEA has been to his accent and dialect work. Check out his most recent dialect project on Vimeo….
Welcome a new Illinois sample
Monday, August 6, 2018
We’ve just added a new self-submission from the U.S. state of Illinois. See Illinois 21. This 25-year-old Latina has spent the vast majority of her life in the…
What’s in a name?
Thursday, August 2, 2018
“What’s in a name?” Shakespeare asked. Apparently more than we thought. That’s proved not just by IDEA’s Play Names & Terms Special Collection — which we highly recommend…
Welcome 3 subjects from 3 continents
Friday, July 6, 2018
Proving the geographical reach of IDEA, we’ve just added three new subjects from three continents. From Asia, we have Guangdong 4 (China). From Europe, we have Hungary 7….
Happy Independence Day!
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Happy Independence Day to those of you in the United States. Today IDEA is celebrating the Fourth of July by introducing three new American subjects. Illuminating the geographical,…
Happy 20th birthday, IDEA!
Sunday, July 1, 2018
“It was 20 years ago today” … But it wasn’t Sgt. Pepper who taught this band to play. It was IDEA Founder and Director Paul Meier (along with…
IDEA donations
Saturday, June 23, 2018
Today marks the beginning of a two-week IDEA donation campaign. IDEA is a free resource serving thousands of users every day. If every visitor contributed just $1, we…
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