International Dialects of English Archive

April 2, 2008 12:59 PM

IDEA the International Dialects of English Archive was created in 1997 as a repository of primary source recordings for actors and other artists in the performing arts. Be sure not to miss the special collections.
posted by ozomatli (13 comments total)

Thank you!
posted by Faint of Butt at 1:06 PM on April 2

double, but it's been a while.
posted by LobsterMitten at 1:15 PM on April 2

Damn, i did a search and everything. It also said the first link was unique. Oh well. Delete at will.
posted by ozomatli at 1:26 PM on April 2

It's a really cool link.
posted by LobsterMitten at 1:28 PM on April 2

No Pittsburghese? Yinzers are people too, you know.
posted by the littlest brussels sprout at 2:17 PM on April 2

I like this. I should send them a recording of my bizarre accent.
posted by Tehanu at 2:37 PM on April 2

man, the new york ones were notably missing some dialects.
posted by shmegegge at 2:38 PM on April 2

hm, I wonder what their policy for sampling or use of the files in a creative work would be. their credits and copyright section doesn't seem to discuss that.
posted by shmegegge at 2:41 PM on April 2

man, the new york ones were notably missing some dialects.
posted by shmegegge at 2:38 PM on April 2 [+] [!]

Well, the California ones were all Southern California.
posted by vacapinta at 3:26 PM on April 2

Years and years and years ago I heard Lynn Redgrave doing a whole range of England English accents. Can't recall the context, but would love to hear/see it again if this rings any bells with anyone.

Here's hoping they expand the London section, which, like NYCity, seems a little spotty

But aren't I glad they're doing this at all, esp. as I missed the post the first time round.
posted by IndigoJones at 3:39 PM on April 2

If you like this, check out the archive the beeb is putting together for our lovely UK accents.

Yorkshire is best. The older the better...or funnier...
posted by 6am at 3:52 PM on April 2

Any sites out there that document the parentage/progression of accents (i.e. where certain accents came from/how they were developed)?
posted by ikahime at 3:54 PM on April 2

Wigin [clip from another site] is amazing. <3
posted by taursir at 4:18 PM on April 2