IDEA: International Dialects of English ArchiveYear in review: 2020
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Despite the difficulties that 2020 brought us all, IDEA stayed productive, adding 83 new subjects. That’s 14 more than we published in 2019, and it brings the website’s…
Time-travel to the dawn of recorded sound
Sunday, December 13, 2020
IDEA wouldn’t be possible, of course, with the invention of recorded sound. That invention is the subject of the latest podcast from IDEA Founder and Director Paul Meier….
Introducing our 26th Russian subject
Sunday, December 13, 2020
Thanks to IDEA Associate Editor Ivan Masterov, we have another Russian subject, a 20-year-old woman from the southwestern part of the country. See Russia 26.
Welcome new Bronx and Ontario subjects
Monday, November 30, 2020
We’ve just added two new subjects: one from Ontario, Canada, and the other from the Bronx in New York City. The former is a self-submission while the latter…
Introducing Bangladeshi, Korean subjects
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Please welcome Bangladesh 14, Bangladesh 15, and South Korea 9 to IDEA. The Bangladeshi contributions are from Associate Editor Amin Rahman while the South Korean subject was contributed…
Welcome Bangladeshi, Ethiopian, and Lebanese subjects
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
We’re happy to welcome six new subjects to IDEA: Bangladesh 10, Bangladesh 11, Bangladesh 12, Bangladesh 13, Ethiopia 4, and Lebanon 3. The Bangladeshi subjects are courtesy of…
Amin Rahman publishes new book
Friday, November 13, 2020
Congratulations to our associate editor for Bangladesh, Amin Rahman, on the publication of his third book, An English Pronunciation Dictionary for Hindi Speakers. It’s available on Amazon at…
Eswatini joins IDEA’s family of nations
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
We’re proud to welcome the African nation of Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland) to the IDEA family of nations. Eswatini 1 is a 68-year-old woman from the capital…
Welcome new editor for Bangladesh
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Please welcome Amin Rahman, our new associate editor for Bangladesh. Amin has already assembled an impressive collection of subjects from Bangladesh, and that collection continues to grow. Bangladesh…
Introducing our first Kurdish Syrian subject
Monday, November 9, 2020
We’re proud to introduce our first Kurdish Syrian subject. The subject, a 30-year-old man from the Al-Hasakah region of Syria, submitted the sample to IDEA himself. To learn…
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