IDEA: International Dialects of English ArchiveWelcome new Anguilla samples
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Thanks to IDEA Associate Editor Tshari King, our Caribbean collection is improving dramatically. Today we have added Anguilla 5, a 32-year-old man from Blowing Point, and also Anguilla…
Say hello to a new Caribbean nation
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Thanks to IDEA Associate Editor Tshari King, we have a new nation among the IDEA family today: Sint Maarten. This small Caribbean country is part of the Kingdom…
Introducing our fourth Anguilla subject
Sunday, April 5, 2020
Please welcome Anguilla 4, a 23-year-old woman from Island Harbour. The contribution is from IDEA Associate Editor Tshari King. Thanks, Tshari!
Welcome a new nation: Belize
Friday, April 3, 2020
We’re proud to invite Belize into the IDEA family of nations. Thanks to Associate Editor Tshari King, we have our first subject from the Central American/Caribbean country. See…
Secret languages
Friday, April 3, 2020
The “E” in IDEA obviously stands for English, but we at the archive care about other languages too. Indeed, many subjects whose first language is not English are…
Welcome new senior editor, Ben Corbett
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Congratulations to Ben Corbett, who now joins the ranks of IDEA’s senior editors. Numbering just 10, our senior editors have contributed exceptional numbers of high-quality samples and other…
Arkansas lightning strikes
Monday, March 16, 2020
A character in David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button recounts getting struck by lightning seven times during his life. Our new Arkansas subject isn’t quite that…
Welcome another great Arkansas story
Friday, March 13, 2020
Thanks to IDEA Associate Editor Ben Corbett, we have another great story from an Arkansas subject: Arkansas 30. This particular subject, Zeek Taylor, recounts how he and his…
Podcast addresses Spanish & Latino/a/x language, culture
Monday, March 2, 2020
The latest In a Manner of Speaking podcast from IDEA Founder and Director Paul Meier is all about Spanish and Latino/a/x culture, identity, and language. Paul’s special guest…
Aliens in Arkansas?
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Our interesting collection of Arkansas subjects expands with the addition of a 69-year-old woman from Huntsville. Recorded by IDEA Associate Editor Ben Corbett, the subject recounts a possible…
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