IDEA: International Dialects of English ArchiveIntroducing a new Dublin subject
Sunday, June 25, 2023
Please welcome Ireland 20 to IDEA. This 52-year-old man is an excellent example of a very light Dublin dialect, which he owes to spending about half of his…
Welcome subject from rural Western Australia
Monday, June 12, 2023
Please welcome our first subject from rural, central Western Australia. (Our previous subjects from Western Australia are all from the Perth area.) You can hear the subject, a…
Ontario gets a new subject
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Please welcome our 39th subject from the Canadian province of Ontario. The 21-year-old woman has lived in downtown Toronto her entire life, so she’s particularly valuable to those…
Welcome a unique Russian recording
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Please welcome Russia 38, a 21-year-old man from Moscow. This subject is unique in that he has almost completely mastered a classic R.P. (Received Pronunciation) sound. He also…
Welcome a new Virginia subject
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
It’s been a busy week here at IDEA, as we’re welcoming our fourth new subject. Listen to Virginia 15, a 16-year-old young man from the northern part of…
Introducing new California, England subjects
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Please welcome England 117, from Leeds, and California 17, from the San Francisco Bay area. Both are self-submissions. To find out how you can submit your own voice…
Welcome a new Kentucky subject
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Please welcome Kentucky 14, a 23-year-old man from Louisville. This is self-submission. To find out how you can contribute your voice to IDEA, click here.
Associate Editor John Graham has died
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
I am sorry to learn that John Graham, our associate editor for Utah, has passed away. John was an associate professor and head of the BFA Acting at…
Welcome a new Missouri subject
Sunday, March 26, 2023
Please welcome Missouri 26, our newest subject from the U.S. state of Missouri. This sample is particularly valuable because the subject, a 76-year-old woman, has never lived outside…
Looking back at 2022
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Though we’re already in the second month of 2023 (January went fast!), we thought it would be fun to take a look back at some of the highlights…
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