IDEA: International Dialects of English ArchiveIntroducing a new Illinois subject
Saturday, September 15, 2018
Please welcome Illinois 22, a female college student from the Chicago area. This is one of IDEA’s many self-submissions. If you think your accent or dialect is a…
New Spanish sample added
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Welcome our ninth subject from Spain: a 23-year-old man from Madrid. Thanks to IDEA Senior Editor Deric McNish for the submission!
Welcome our sixth Egyptian subject
Monday, September 3, 2018
Thanks to IDEA Associate Editor Sarah Nichols, we now have our sixth subject from Egypt, a 46-year-old woman from Giza.
For you IPA and spelling enthusiasts
Sunday, September 2, 2018
If, like us here at IDEA, you are fascinated by both the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and the wacky spelling conventions of the English language, you will love…
Introducing two new Florida samples
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
We’ve just added two new subjects from the U.S. state of Florida. They are Florida 20 and 21. Thanks to IDEA Associate Editor Sarah Nichols!
Welcome new Czech subject
Monday, August 13, 2018
Thanks to IDEA Associate Editor Amelia Morse Kolkmeyer, we have a new sample from the Czech Republic (or Czechia). The 64-year-old woman is our seventh subject from that…
How actors use IDEA
Monday, August 13, 2018
Actor Travis Laughlin wrote us recently, talking about how useful IDEA has been to his accent and dialect work. Check out his most recent dialect project on Vimeo….
Welcome a new Illinois sample
Monday, August 6, 2018
We’ve just added a new self-submission from the U.S. state of Illinois. See Illinois 21. This 25-year-old Latina has spent the vast majority of her life in the…
What’s in a name?
Thursday, August 2, 2018
“What’s in a name?” Shakespeare asked. Apparently more than we thought. That’s proved not just by IDEA’s Play Names & Terms Special Collection — which we highly recommend…
Welcome 3 subjects from 3 continents
Friday, July 6, 2018
Proving the geographical reach of IDEA, we’ve just added three new subjects from three continents. From Asia, we have Guangdong 4 (China). From Europe, we have Hungary 7….
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