Dialects Of Oklahoma
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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).
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Dialect Samples
To properly play a sound sample, you may first need to save it to your own computer. To display the various 'save' options, PC users should right-click on the desired sample below; Mac users should press the Control key while clicking. A high-speed connection to the Internet may allow you to play the file simply by clicking it once or twice.| Sound Sample | Basic Information | Text Files |
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| Oklahoma One & Two | Caucasian couple, forties, Stillwater, Oklahoma | Oklahoma One & Two |
| Oklahoma Three | Caucasian male, twenties, hairstylist, Stillwater, Oklahoma | Oklahoma Three |
| Oklahoma Four-A Oklahoma Four-B |
Caucasian Male, 34, Fire Chief. Wyandotte | Oklahoma Four A & B |
| Oklahoma Five | White female born Ada OK 1949, administrative secretary | Oklahoma Five |
| Oklahoma Six | White, male, born 1952; field superintendant | Oklahoma Six |
| Oklahoma Seven | White male, born 1949 Amarillo, Texas | Oklahoma Seven |
| Oklahoma Eight | White male, born 1972, Oklahoma City, raised Bartlesville, student | Oklahoma Eight |
| Oklahoma Nine | White female, born 1942, raised Oklahoma City, sales executive | Oklahoma Nine |
| Oklahoma Ten | White female, born 1956, raised Shawnee, a creative designer | Oklahoma Ten |
| Oklahoma Eleven | Native American male, born 1961, raised Oklahoma City, a book clerk | Oklahoma Eleven |
| Oklahoma Twelve | white female, born 1969, raised Duncan, Oklahoma, office manager | Oklahoma Twelve |
| Oklahoma Thirteen | white female, 18, born 1992, raised Oklahoma City, student | Oklahoma Thirteen |