Dialect Examples
This page contains examples of one type of speaker variation: dialect. We provide examples for: American English (GA), Strong Long Island (SLI), Long Island (GLI), and Indian English (IE; north and south). Our speakers are all local to Stony Brook, and read sentences from a calendar management task. To hear an example, click on the example's link.
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GA
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GLI
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SLI
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IE
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I'd like to check my mail
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ey
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AE
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AE
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e
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sbmail.wav
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dlsmail.wav
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jomail.wav
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rkmail.wav
abmail.wav
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What's the date of the other meeting?
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ey, ↔r
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AE, ↔
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AE, ↔
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e, ↔
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sbmeeting.wav
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dlsmeeting.wav
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jomeeting.wav
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rkmeeting.wav
abmeeting.wav
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I need my brother's phone number
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↔r, ow, ↔r
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↔, o, ↔
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↔, o, ↔
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↔, o, ↔
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sbnumba.wav
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dlsnumba.wav
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jonumba.wav
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rknumba.wav
abnumba.wav
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What time is my English class?
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ay, 
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Ay, AE/
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Ay, AE/
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ay, A
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sbclass.wav
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dlsclass.wav
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joclass.wav
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rkclass.wav
abclass.wav
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Call Dawn at home
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A, A, ow
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o↔, o↔, o
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o↔, o↔, o
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□, □, o
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sbdawn.wav
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dlsdawn.wav
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jodawn.wav
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rkdawn.wav
abdawn.wav
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Recordings made by Dr. Marie Huffman, Dr. Susan Brennan and Dr. Amanda Stent.
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