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Welcome D.C. to the Archive

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

IDEA now has its first sample from the District of Columbia, in the United States. Though we have many subjects who have lived in and around Washington, D.C.,…

IDEA adds three Florida samples

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

IDEA now has three new subjects from the western Panhandle of Florida, courtesy of Associate Editor Kris Danford. Florida 9 is from Tallahassee while Florida 10 and 11…

IDEA adds new South Carolina sample

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

IDEA now has a new South Carolina sample, a 92-year-old man who has lived virtually his entire life in Charleston. The subject was recorded by IDEA contributor Mary…

NYC ethnic diversity on display

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

IDEA has added eight new examples of the cultural and ethnic diversity of New York City. Senior Editor David Nevell (with assistance from IDEA contributor Shawnia Keith) has…

IDEA adds Central & South American samples

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

IDEA has two new subjects from Central and South America, courtesy of Senior Editor David Nevell and contributor Shawnia Keith. They are Colombia 3 and Costa Rica 2….

Three Minnesota samples added

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

IDEA has added three new Minnesota samples, courtesy of Senior Editor David Nevell. Check out Minnesota 8, 9 and 10. (The sound file for Minnesota 8 is pending.)

Two U.S. samples added

Sunday, July 13, 2014

IDEA has added two new United States samples: Connecticut 6 and Ohio 8. Both are from Senior Editor David Nevell, with the transcriptions by IDEA contributor Shawnia Keith….