
Dialect & accent
and ipa resources
DIALECT & ACCENT RESOURCE COMPILATION
(check this out for a collection of video and audio sources to help you prepare an accent)
USEFUL SITES FOR LEARNING THE IPA
IPA for Beginners Video Series
How to Remember the IPA Vowel Chart
Voice and Speech Teacher Association
ARTICLES
Is there such a thing as General American?
Teaching yourself a dialect - Backstage
What’s the difference between ‘General American’, ‘Standard American’, and Midatlantic?
Why Do Dwarves Sound Scottish and Elves Sound Like Royalty?
Why Linguists Are Fascinated by the American Jewish Accent
BLOGS AND RESOURCE COMPILATIONS
John Wells’ blog, father of the Lexical Set
IDEA (International Dialects of English Archive)
PRONUNCIATION GUIDES
The Cambridge Online Dictionary
BOOKS
Accents and Dialects for Stage and Screen by Paul Meier
Speaking with Skill by Dudley Knight
The Eloquent Shakespeare by Gary Logan
Accents of English series by John Wells
Speak with Distinction by Edith Skinner
Speaking American by Josh Katz
APPS
Interactive IPA for iPhone by Paul Meier