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Dialects and Accents of Georgia

The archive provides:

  • downloadable recordings of accent/dialect speakers from the region you select
  • text files giving the speakers' biographical details
  • scholarly commentary and analysis in some cases
  • and, in most cases, an orthographic transcription of the speakers' unscripted speech.

    In a small number of cases, you will also find a narrow phonetic transcription of the sample (see Phonetic Transcriptions for a complete list).

    The recordings average four minutes in length and feature both the reading of one of two standard passages, and some unscripted speech. The two passages, Comma Gets a Cure (currently our standard passage), and The Rainbow Passage (used in our earliest recordings), may be accessed from the menu bar to your right.

    To access IDEA's sound files and documents, you will need an mp3 player, and Acrobat Reader, available free from Acrobat Reader.

    If you are interested in specific information about Georgia, please go to Yahoo's website at dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/Georgia/

    For instructional materials or coaching in the accents and dialects represented here
    please go to Other Dialect Services

    Dialect Samples

    To properly play a sound sample, you may first need to save it to your own computer. To do so, right-click on the desired sample and save it. A high-speed connection to the internet may allow you to play the file simply by clicking it.
    Sound Sample Basic Information Text Files
    Georgia One Male, born 1973, English very halting. Strong accent Georgia One

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