IDEA: International Dialects of English ArchiveIDEA enters the video world
Sunday, October 12, 2025
We are excited to announce a new IDEA feature that we think will enhance the archive tremendously: videos. Many who visit IDEA are visual learners, but until now…
Welcome a Montana man
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
We’re proud to introduce our first man from the U.S. state of Montana. The submission was contributed by the subject, Avram Pitter, who grew up in Helena. He…
VASTA conference next week
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
The annual conference of the Voice and Speech Trainers Assocation (VASTA) will be held in New Orleans, October 2-5, at the downtown Hilton on St. Charles Avenue and…
Video guide makes submissions easier
Thursday, September 18, 2025
We’ve just created a video designed to guide you through the IDEA online submission process. It’s a great tool for those who have submitted samples before and also…
Supporting IDEA
Monday, September 8, 2025
As IDEA enters is 28th year, we humbly request your assistance. If you visit the website on a regular basis, please take a moment of your time and…
New Zealand collection expands
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Thanks to IDEA Senior Editor David Nevell, our collection of New Zealand dialects has just grown by about 50 percent. David’s new submissions, most of which he collected…
Welcome first subject from Sarasota, Florida
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Please welcome our first subject from Sarasota, Florida, United States. Thank you to IDEA contributor Benjamin Kleinberg, who contributed his own voice to the archive. Go here to…
Scotland gets a new subject
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Thanks to a self-submission, IDEA now has a new Scottish subject. The 32-year-old man spent most of his formative years in Oban, in the West Highlands (northwest of…
Introducing a new Texas teenager
Monday, July 28, 2025
Please welcome our latest subject, a 16-year-old from Rockport, Texas (near Corpus Christi), who identifies as female to male. Listen to the subject here.
Welcome a new Australian subject
Saturday, July 5, 2025
Welcome Australia 48 to IDEA. Go here to listen. The 50-year-old man from Melbourne submitted his voice himself. To find out how you can submit your own voice…
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