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Hear accents from around the world.
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2008/01/26 - 4:05pm
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I looked, but didn't see it around.

So here is the link to the Speech Accent Archive.

Rather good archive of accents, with examples spoken in English. It's aided me quite a bit when getting ready to travel to another land.

Martha Barnette
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2008/01/30 - 9:10pm
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Wow, that's fascinating, McAster. I hadn't seen it -- thanks for posting this!

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2008/02/05 - 11:36am
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Another link you might want to try is this one:
http://www4.uwm.edu/FLL/linguistics/dialect/index.html
Its from Professor Bert Vaux at Harvard University he has done a study about regional differences in speech and word selection. For example the difference pronunciation of AUNT in different parts of the US and the different terms used for a soft drink or water fountain.

Grant Barrett
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2008/02/06 - 4:34pm
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McAster, the problem with the stuff at your link is that the texts are read rather than given impromptu. Listen, for example, to the Jamaican speaker. It contains so very few of the features that Jamaican English is known for because the woman seems to be trying very hard to speak "proper" English.

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2008/02/19 - 5:49pm
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There's also the Sound Comparisons web site at the University of Edinburgh.

Grant Barrett
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2008/02/20 - 4:44am
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Thanks, Dilettante. It's clear you're a regular reader of Language Log, too, eh?

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2008/02/20 - 9:52am
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Grant Barrett said:

Thanks, Dilettante. It's clear you're a regular reader of Language Log, too, eh?

How did you ever guess? 😉

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