American speech: Dialect samples: Variations on "Grip the rat" [Victor series]

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Collection Descriptive Notes
Native (male) speakers of various U.S. dialects read from the same text, "Grip the Rat". Represented are: Indiana County, PA; Macon, GA; Newburyport, MA; Ellsworth, ME; Charleston, SC; Goose Creek Gullah; New York City (1); New York City (2); Lancaster County, PA; North Philadelphia, PA; Lancaster, NH; Meriden, CT; Lamar County, TX; Stony, TX; Paris, TX; Lincoln County, MO
Collection Technical Notes
Ayres and Greet are identified as being professors at Columbia University. (Gift of Paul Friedrich to the LLA on July 16, 1997) The WAVE files are converted to MP3s.
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Title Contributor Medium
Lamar County, Texas Ayres, H.M. (researcher); Greet, Cabell (researcher); Unnamed male speaker (consultant) Record
Lancaster, New Hampshire Ayres, H.M. (researcher); Greet, Cabell (researcher); Unnamed male speaker (consultant) Record
New York City (1) Unnamed male speaker (consultant); Ayres, H.M. (researcher); Greet, Cabell (researcher) Record
Charleston, South Carolina Unnamed male speaker (consultant); Ayres, H.M. (researcher); Greet, Cabell (researcher) Record
Newburyport, Massachusetts Ayres, H.M. (researcher); Greet, Cabell (researcher); Unnamed male speaker (consultant) Record
Macon, Georgia Ayres, H.M. (researcher); Greet, Cabell (researcher); Unnamed male speaker (consultant) Record
Lincoln County, Missouri Ayres, H.M. (researcher); Greet, Cabell (researcher); Unnamed male speaker (consultant) Record
Paris, Texas Ayres, H.M. (researcher); Greet, Cabell (researcher); Unnamed male speaker (consultant) Record