Canada

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British Columbia dialect

Burnaby, British Columbia

A female graduate student in her mid-twenties. This subject has always lived in Burnaby B.C. except for her four years of undergraduate studies, where she attended a liberal arts university in Iowa. The City of Burnaby borders Vancouver and is considered part of greater Vancouver.

The following audio samples progress from Common Text to Natural Conversations, and then to Practice.

  1. Burnaby :: Common Text
  2. Burnaby :: Natural Conversation
  3. Burnaby :: Practice

Vancouver, British Columbia

A stay-at-home dad in his mid-thirties. He presently lives in Vancouver, but grew up in and around Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.

  1. Vancouver :: Common Text
  2. Vancouver :: Natural Conversation
  3. Vancouver :: Practice

Ontario dialect

Male. Church Minister in his mid-fifties, originally from Owen Sound, but has also lived in other locations in southern Ontario. At the time of this recording he had only been out Ontario for two years, living in Calgary.

The following audio samples progress from Common Text to Natural Conversations, and then to Practice.

  1. Ontario 1 :: Common Text
  2. Ontario 1 :: Natural Conversation
  3. Ontario 1 :: Practice