IDEA: International Dialects of English Archive"The International Dialects of English Archive was created in 1997 as the first online archive of primary-source recordings of English dialects and accents as heard around the world....Professor Paul Meier established the archive in 1997 to enable actors to hear real-life models for their characters’ accents and dialects." The materials in the archive have applications in a number of disciplines. Includes audio recordings of speakers from around the world, all speaking in English, with an extensive collection of North American voices.