IDEA: International Dialects of English ArchiveWelcome new Yorkshire subject
Monday, February 3, 2020
If you’re studying British dialects, you will like our latest subject from Yorkshire. Specifically, he’s from the city of Bradford, in West Yorkshire.
Celebrating Scotland
Saturday, February 1, 2020
This month’s edition of Paul Meier’s In a Manner of Speaking podcast is all about Scotland: its rich dialects, accents, and languages. Paul’s guest is distinguished professor and…
Say hi to new Virginia & Arkansas subjects
Saturday, February 1, 2020
Please welcome Virginia 12 and Arkansas 26. Both possess noticeable regional dialects and tell interesting stories about their youth. The Virginia subject, at the age of 92, is…
Welcome unique Arkansas subject
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Please welcome our latest subject from the U.S. state of Arkansas. Arkansas 25 is part of Associate Editor Ben Corbett‘s project to record a subject from every county…
Listen to a “blue” Arkansas story
Monday, January 27, 2020
Our latest Arkansas subject, an 85-year-old man from Fayetteville, tells a blue story, literally, about his early days at the University of Arkansas. Intrigued? Check it out here….
Arkansas and New Jersey subjects join IDEA
Thursday, January 23, 2020
It’s not often that the U.S. states of Arkansas and New Jersey have something in common, but today they do: Both have new IDEA subjects. Please welcome Arkansas…
Congrats to Sarah Nichols, new senior editor
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Please join us in congratulating Sarah Maria Nichols on her promotion from associate to senior editor of IDEA. Senior editor is the title with which we honor those…
Introducing four new subjects (from Chile & Virginia)
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
IDEA has just added four new subjects: three from the South American nation of Chile (Chile 6, 7, and 8) and one from the U.S. state of Virginia….
“Caucasian” vs. “white”
Friday, January 17, 2020
Here at IDEA — and, indeed, around the world — people tend to use “Caucasian” and “white” interchangeably. But, as Associate Editor Bryn Austin recently reminded us, there…
Welcome first subject of 2020: Vietnam 4
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
We ring in the new year here at IDEA with our fourth subject from Vietnam. Happy 2020 to all of you, and thanks for your continued support.
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