Links for Actors

IDEA, the International Dialects of English Archive

A comprehensive archive of primary-source recordings of English-language dialects and accents from around the world.

https://www.dialectsarchive.com/

Speech Accent Archive

Audio samples of native and non-native speakers of English reading the same paragraph. Great for comparisons of different dialects and accents.

https://accent.gmu.edu/

VADA, the Visual Accent & Dialect Archive

An archive of curated video clips from around the world, providing both auditory and gestural information about an accent or dialect.

https://visualaccentdialectarchive.com/

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