IDEA: International Dialects of English ArchiveWelcome our first San Jose area subject
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Despite having more than 1,600 subjects, IDEA has been missing a person from the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland metro area in California — until now. So a big thanks…
Welcome Arkansas 42
Monday, June 27, 2022
Adding to our fine collection of Arkansas subjects gathered by Senior Editor Ben Corbett and others is our latest addition from the “Natural State”: Arkansas 42. This subject,…
Introducing two Norwegian subjects
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Thanks to new IDEA contributor Roxanne Wellington, we have just doubled our collection of Norwegians. Both of the new subjects — one man and one woman — are…
Welcome four Syrian phonetic transcriptions
Friday, June 17, 2022
If you’re a student of phonetics — and especially if you’re interested in Middle Eastern languages and accents — you should check out our newest phonetic transcriptions. IDEA…
The ‘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…
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