IDEA: International Dialects of English ArchiveWelcome a new Virginia subject
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
It’s been a busy week here at IDEA, as we’re welcoming our fourth new subject. Listen to Virginia 15, a 16-year-old young man from the northern part of…
Introducing new California, England subjects
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Please welcome England 117, from Leeds, and California 17, from the San Francisco Bay area. Both are self-submissions. To find out how you can submit your own voice…
Welcome a new Kentucky subject
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Please welcome Kentucky 14, a 23-year-old man from Louisville. This is self-submission. To find out how you can contribute your voice to IDEA, click here.
Associate Editor John Graham has died
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
I am sorry to learn that John Graham, our associate editor for Utah, has passed away. John was an associate professor and head of the BFA Acting at…
Welcome a new Missouri subject
Sunday, March 26, 2023
Please welcome Missouri 26, our newest subject from the U.S. state of Missouri. This sample is particularly valuable because the subject, a 76-year-old woman, has never lived outside…
Looking back at 2022
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Though we’re already in the second month of 2023 (January went fast!), we thought it would be fun to take a look back at some of the highlights…
Welcome a new N. Ireland subject
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Please welcome Professor Malachy O’Neill to IDEA. Professor O’Neill, an expert in the Irish language, agreed to let IDEA Founder and Director Paul Meier record him speaking both…
Introducing a new Brazilian subject
Friday, January 6, 2023
Please welcome our 19th subject from Brazil. Click here to listen. Submitted by IDEA Associate Editor Connie de Veer, the 27-year-old man speaks both English and Portuguese on…
Welcome our fourth Bangkok subject
Monday, December 19, 2022
Please welcome a 29-year-old man from Bangkok. He’s our fourth subject from that city, and the seventh overall from Thailand. He was recorded by IDEA Associate Editor Connie…
Introducing another London subject
Monday, December 5, 2022
Please welcome England 116, who was born and spent his early childhood in South London, England. This subject is rather unusual for IDEA, however, because he spent many…
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