IDEA: International Dialects of English ArchiveBarbados introduced to IDEA
Sunday, January 27, 2013
IDEA Special Consultant and Webmaster Dylan Paul has added our first sample from Barbados.
Barbados
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Listen to people from the Caribbean nation of Barbados speak English in their native accent. Please select a sample from the list below. Barbados 1 female, 40, 1972,…
Barbados 1
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Listen to Barbados 1, a 40-year-old woman from Christ Church, Barbados. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the subject. Both as a courtesy and to…
Remembering the Queen and celebrating Commonwealth voices
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Listen to Guyana 1, a 52-year-old woman from Mahaica and Georgetown, Guyana, and other areas of the Caribbean. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the…
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Listen to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, a 30-year-old man from Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the…
Test Your Comprehension
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Whether you’re an ESL (English as Second Language) speaker or just want to test your understanding of various dialects and accents, you’ll find this page a fun exercise…
Test Your Ear
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For all you dialecticians, actors, linguists, and just plain language enthusiasts, let’s see if you can identify the home country (or, for the United States, Canada, and China,…
Dylan Paul
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
SENIOR EDITOR Contributions to IDEA: Barbados 1 | Grenada 1 | Montserrat 1 | Trinidad 5 | Trinidad 6 | Trinidad 7 Bio: Dylan Paul was the…
Trinidad 4
Monday, February 27, 2012
Listen to Trinidad 4, a 70-year-old woman from Trinidad. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the subject. Both as a courtesy and to comply with copyright…
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