Dialects Of Missouri
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In a small number of cases, you will also find a narrow phonetic transcription of the sample (see Phonetic Transcriptions for a complete list).
The recordings average four minutes in length and feature both the reading of one of two standard passages, and some unscripted speech. The two passages, Comma Gets a Cure (currently our standard passage), and The Rainbow Passage (used in our earliest recordings), may be accessed from the menu bar to your right.
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Dialect Samples
To properly play a sound sample, you may first need to save it to your own computer. To do so, right-click on the desired sample and save it. A high-speed connection to the internet may allow you to play the file simply by clicking it.| Sound Sample | Basic Information | Text Files |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri One | Caucasian female, 21, Actress, Kansas City | Missouri One |
| Missouri Two | Caucasian male, born 1949, doorman, Kansas City | Missouri Two |
| Missouri Three | Caucasian female, middle-aged, Kansas City | Missouri Three |
| Missouri Four | Caucasian male, 15, St. Peters | Missouri Four |
| Missouri Five | Caucasian female, 15, St. Peters | Missouri Five |
| Missouri Six | Caucasian female, 17, St. Peters | Missouri Six |
| Missouri Seven | Caucasian male, 16, St. Charles | Missouri Seven |
| Missouri Eight | Caucasian female, 16, St. Peters area | Missouri Eight |
| Missouri Nine | Caucasian male, 17, St. Louis/St. Peters | Missouri Nine |
| Missouri Ten | Caucasian female, 41, actress, Kansas City | Missouri Ten |
| Missouri Eleven | Caucasian female, 20s, Kimberling | Missouri Eleven |
| Missouri Twelve | Caucasian female, 20s, Odessa | Missouri Twelve |
| Missouri Thirteen | Caucasian male, 20s, Fair Grove | Missouri Thirteen |
| Missouri Fourteen | Caucasian female, 20s, Cassville | Missouri Fourteen |
| Missouri Fifteen | Caucasian male, 20s, Mexico (Missouri) | Missouri Fifteen |
| Missouri Sixteen | Caucasian female 20s, Springfield | Missouri Sixteen |
| Missouri Seventeen | Caucasian female, 20s, Smithville | Missouri Seventeen |
| Missouri Eighteen | Caucasian male, 20s, Springfield | Missouri Eighteen |
| Missouri Nineteen | Caucasian male, 20s, St. Louis | Missouri Nineteen |
| Missouri Twenty | Caucasian male, born 1953, raised in Hannibal, MO, stone mason | Missouri Twenty Transcription |
| Missouri Twenty-One | Caucasian female, born 1981, raised in St.Louis, MO, student | Missouri Twenty-One |