IDEA - The International Dialects Of English ArchiveIDEA was created in 1997 as a free, online archive of primary source dialect and accent recordings. Paul Meier, author of the best-selling Accents and Dialects for Stage and Screen, is its founder and director. He is a leading dialect coach for theatre and film, and a specialist in accent reduction. The Theatre Department at the University of Kansas, USA, where Meier is a professor, is home to the archive; while the Associate Editors form a global network. All recordings are in English, are of n