IDEA: International Dialects of English ArchiveThe ‘Bardic Tradition’ of IDEA
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
If you’ve spent time listening to the recordings on IDEA, you know how important storytelling is to the archive. Indeed, each subject is asked not just to recite…
Introducing a Gullah subject from South Carolina
Friday, May 20, 2022
Please welcome South Carolina 12, a 38-year-old woman from the U.S. state of South Carolina who grew up speaking both Gullah and standard English. Thank you to IDEA…
Welcome a new North Dublin subject
Monday, May 16, 2022
Please welcome John Burke to IDEA. John submitted his own voice (and you can too) to the archive. He’s particularly valuable, as he’s lived on the north side…
Welcome new editor Jacqueline Springfield
Friday, April 29, 2022
Congratulations to Jacqueline Springfield, who joins IDEA’s family of associate editors with her latest submission, South Carolina 11. This subject is particularly valuable, as she’s proficient in Geechee.
Say hello to a new African nation: Zambia
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Please welcome a new country to the IDEA family of nations: Zambia. Zambia 1 is actually a relabeling of our old India 7, which was contributed by Elizabeth…
Welcome our 15th Iranian subject
Monday, March 21, 2022
Please welcome our 15th subject from Iran and the first from the northeast part of the country (Mashhad). Thanks to IDEA contributor Phyllis Cohen for the contribution! The…
Introducing England 115, from Hertfordshire
Monday, January 17, 2022
Please welcome England 115, a 47-year-old woman from the second English “garden city”: Welwyn Garden City, in Hertfordshire, north of London. Thanks to IDEA Associate Editor Barrie Kreinik…
Welcome Virginia 14, a subject born with cleft palate
Monday, January 10, 2022
Please welcome our newest IDEA self-submission, Virginia 14. The 33-year-old woman from Rockingham County was born with cleft palate, specifically Pierre Robin Sequence (PRS), and had corrective surgery…
Year in review: 2021
Thursday, December 30, 2021
Though 2021 was a difficult year for many, it was another extremely productive one for IDEA. Some highlights, congratulations, and thanks: Site visitors continue to grow. The archive…
Welcome last two 2021 subjects, from U.K. and U.S.
Thursday, December 30, 2021
Please welcome our final two new subjects of the year: England 114 and Pennsylvania 14. The former is from Stourbridge, West Midlands, and the latter from just outside…
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