IDEA: International Dialects of English ArchiveThe origins of ‘Comma Gets a Cure’
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
If you’ve listened to audio samples on IDEA, you’ve undoubtedly heard the now famous Comma Gets a Cure elicitation passage that precedes most recordings of subjects’ unscripted speech….
Comma Gets A Cure
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
This elicitation passage uses J.C. Wells’ standard lexical set words, allowing the dialect researcher to examine a reader’s English pronunciation across a wide variety of phonemic contexts. It…
General American 15
Sunday, October 12, 2025
Sarah Nichols This reading of Comma Gets a Cure, in the General American dialect of English, was contributed by IDEA Senior Editor-at-Large Sarah Nichols in 2025. Click here…
Montana 3
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Listen to Montana 3, a 39-year-old man from Helena, Montana, United States. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the subject. Both as a courtesy and…
New Zealand 28
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Listen to New Zealand 28, a 63-year-old man from Porirua, New Zealand. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the subject. Both as a courtesy and…
New Zealand 27
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Listen to New Zealand 27, a 53-year-old woman from Christchurch, New Zealand. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the subject. Both as a courtesy and…
New Zealand 26
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Listen to New Zealand 26, a 55-year-old woman from Timaru and Tauranga, New Zealand. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the subject. Both as a…
New Zealand 25
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Listen to New Zealand 25, a 19-year-old man from Tauranga, New Zealand. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the subject. Both as a courtesy and…
New Zealand 24
Monday, September 1, 2025
Listen to New Zealand 24, a 25-year-old man from Auckland and Queenstown, New Zealand. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the subject. Both as a…
New Zealand 23
Monday, September 1, 2025
Listen to New Zealand 23, a 39-year-old man from Hastings, New Zealand. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the subject. Both as a courtesy and…
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