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Learning accents and dialects for acting

A guide to resources available at Trexler Library

The following list is an alphabetical list of dialects included within other, larger groupings.

For example: an accent appropriate for someone speaking English who is originally from Afghanistan can be found within the recording of Persian/Farsi accents.

Dialect Cross reference A to Z

Accent Located in Volume OCN Link
Afghanistan Acting with an accent / Persian (Farsi) pt.09 53337098 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337098
African Arabic (Egyptian) Acting with an accent / Arabic pt.02 53337105 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337105
African (Sub-Saharan) Acting with an accent / West Indian & Black African. pt.24 53337088 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337088
Alabama AccentHelp: American Southern hard R accent   1373630596 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1373630596
Albania AccentHelp: Slavic accents   1375675674 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1375675674
Arabic Acting with an accent / Arabic pt.02 53337105 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337105
Arkansas AccentHelp: American Southern hard R accent   1373630596 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1373630596
Asia, Southeast AccentHelp: Asian East & Southeast accents   1374221671 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374221671
Australian Acting with an accent / Australian pt.03 53337104 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337104
Austrian Acting with an accent / German pt.11 53337081 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337081
Beijing, China AccentHelp: Asian East & Southeast accents   1374221671 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374221671
Belarus AccentHelp: Slavic accents   1375675674 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1375675674
Black African Acting with an accent / West Indian & Black African. pt.24 53337088 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337088
Black Country, Britain AccentHelp: Birmingham England accent   1374213212 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374213212
Bosnia and Herzegovina AccentHelp: Slavic accents   1375675674 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1375675674
Boston Acting with an accent / Boston pt.04 53337102 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337102
British North Country Acting with an accent / British North Country pt.05 53337101 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337101
Brooklyn, N.Y. Acting with an accent / New York City pt.15 53337084 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337084
Brummie (Britain) AccentHelp: Birmingham England accent   1374213212 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374213212
Buffalo, NY Acting with an accent / Chicago pt.06 53337100 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337100
Bulgaria AccentHelp: Slavic accents   1375675674 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1375675674
Cambodia AccentHelp: Asian East & Southeast accents   1374221671 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374221671
Caribbean Acting with an accent / West Indian & Black African. pt.24 53337088 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337088
Caribbean (Spanish) Acting with an accent / Spanish pt.20 53337085 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337085
Central & NE Texas Acting with an accent / 4 Texas dialects pt.22 53337087 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337087
Chicago Acting with an accent / Chicago pt.06 53337100 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337100
China AccentHelp: Asian East & Southeast accents   1374221671 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374221671
Cockney Acting with an accent / Cockney pt.07 53337079 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337079
Croatian AccentHelp: Slavic accents   1375675674 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1375675674
Cuban Acting with an accent / Spanish pt.20 53337085 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337085
Czech Republic AccentHelp: Slavic accents   1375675674 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1375675674
Detroit Acting with an accent / Chicago pt.06 53337100 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337100
Dublin (Ireland) AccentHelp: Irish Dublin accent   1374224182 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374224182
Egyptian Acting with an accent / Arabic pt.02 53337105 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337105
Estonian AccentHelp: Slavic accents   1375675674 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1375675674
Estuary (contemporary British) AccentHelp: Estuary (contemporary British) accent   1374222124 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374222124
Florida AccentHelp: American Southern hard R accent   1373630596 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1373630596
French Acting with an accent / French pt.10 53337080 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337080
French West Indian Acting with an accent / West Indian & Black African. pt.24 53337088 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337088

Accent Located in Volume OCN Link
Geordie (Britain) AccentHelp: Newcastle England Geordie accent   1374599033 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374599033
Georgia (Slavic) AccentHelp: Slavic accents   1375675674 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1375675674
Georgia (U.S.) AccentHelp: American Southern hard R accent   1373630596 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1373630596
German Acting with an accent / German pt.11 53337081 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337081
Greek AccentHelp: Greek accent   1374224082 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374224082
Hong Kong AccentHelp: Asian East & Southeast accents   1374221671 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374221671
Houston Acting with an accent / 4 Texas dialects pt.22 53337087 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337087
Hungary AccentHelp: Slavic accents   1375675674 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1375675674
Illinois, Northern (Chicago) Acting with an accent / Chicago pt.06 53337100 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337100
Illinois, Southern AccentHelp: American Southern hard R accent   1373630596 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1373630596
Indiana Acting with an accent / Midwest farm and ranch pt.14 53337097 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337097
Indonesia AccentHelp: Asian East & Southeast accents   1374221671 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374221671
Iowa Acting with an accent / Midwest farm and ranch pt.14 53337097 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337097
Iran Acting with an accent / Persian (Farsi) pt.09 53337098 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337098
Irish Acting with an accent / Irish pt.12 53337082 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337082
Irish, Dublin AccentHelp: Irish Dublin accent   1374224182 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374224182
Irish, North AccentHelp: Irish North accent   1374224046 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374224046
Island Spanish Acting with an accent / Spanish pt.20 53337085 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337085
Italian Acting with an accent / Italian pt.13 53337083 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337083
Jamaican Acting with an accent / West Indian & Black African. pt.24 53337088 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337088
Japan AccentHelp: Asian East & Southeast accents   1374221671 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374221671
Jewish Acting with an accent / Yiddish pt.25 53337086 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337086
Kansas Acting with an accent / Midwest farm and ranch pt.14 53337097 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337097
Kentucky AccentHelp: American Southern hard R accent   1373630596 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1373630596
Korea AccentHelp: Asian East & Southeast accents   1374221671 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374221671
Laos AccentHelp: Asian East & Southeast accents   1374221671 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374221671
Latin American Acting with an accent / Spanish pt.20 53337085 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337085
Latvia AccentHelp: Slavic accents   1375675674 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1375675674
Liverpool Acting with an accent / British North Country pt.05 53337101 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337101
London Acting with an accent / Standard British (2nd ed.) pt.21 53337092 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337092
London, East Acting with an accent / Cockney pt.07 53337079 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337079
London, Estuary AccentHelp: Estuary (contemporary British) accent   1374222124 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374222124
Louisiana AccentHelp: American Southern hard R accent   1373630596 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1373630596
Luxembourg Acting with an accent / German pt.11 53337081 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337081

Accent Located in Volume OCN Link
Maine Acting with an accent / Down East New England pt.08 53337099 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337099
Malay AccentHelp: Asian East & Southeast accents   1374221671 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374221671
Malaysia AccentHelp: Asian East & Southeast accents   1374221671 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374221671
Mancunian AccentHelp: Manchester England accent   1374596282 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374596282
Mandarin (Chinese) AccentHelp: Asian East & Southeast accents   1374221671 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374221671
Maryland AccentHelp: American Southern hard R accent   1373630596 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1373630596
Massachussets Acting with an accent / Upper class New England "Kennedy-esque" pt.23 53337090 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337090
Massachussetts, Boston Acting with an accent / Boston pt.04 53337102 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337102
Massachussetts, Down East Acting with an accent / Down East New England pt.08 53337099 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337099
Mexican Acting with an accent / Spanish pt.20 53337085 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337085
Midlands (Britain) Acting with an accent / British North Country pt.05 53337101 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337101
Midlands (Britain) AccentHelp: Birmingham England accent   1374213212 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374213212
Midwest Acting with an accent / Midwest farm and ranch pt.14 53337097 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337097
Mississippi AccentHelp: American Southern hard R accent   1373630596 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1373630596
Missouri, Northern Acting with an accent / Midwest farm and ranch pt.14 53337097 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337097
Missouri, Southern AccentHelp: American Southern hard R accent   1373630596 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1373630596
Moldova AccentHelp: Slavic accents   1375675674 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1375675674
Mongolia AccentHelp: Asian East & Southeast accents   1374221671 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374221671
Myanmar AccentHelp: Asian East & Southeast accents   1374221671 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374221671
N. Carolina AccentHelp: American Southern hard R accent   1373630596 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1373630596
Nebraska Acting with an accent / Midwest farm and ranch pt.14 53337097 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337097
New England Acting with an accent / Upper class New England "Kennedy-esque" pt.23 53337090 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337090
New Hampshire Acting with an accent / Down East New England pt.08 53337099 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337099
New York City Acting with an accent / New York City pt.15 53337084 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337084
New York, Buffalo Acting with an accent / Chicago pt.06 53337100 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337100
New Zealand Acting with an accent / Australian pt.03 53337104 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337104
Northern City (U.S. Midwest) Acting with an accent / Chicago pt.06 53337100 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337100
Northern England Acting with an accent / British North Country pt.05 53337101 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337101
Norwegian Acting with an accent / Norwegian and Swedish pt.16 53337096 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337096
Ohio Acting with an accent / Midwest farm and ranch pt.14 53337097 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337097
Ohio, Southern AccentHelp: American Southern hard R accent   1373630596 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1373630596
Oklahoma AccentHelp: American Southern hard R accent   1373630596 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1373630596
Philippines AccentHelp: Asian East & Southeast accents   1374221671 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374221671
Plantation Southern (U.S.) Acting with an accent / American Southern pt.01 53337078 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337078
Poland AccentHelp: Slavic accents   1375675674 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1375675674
Polish Acting with an accent / Polish pt.17 53337095 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337095
Puerto Rican Acting with an accent / Spanish pt.20 53337085 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337085
Rhode Island Acting with an accent / Down East New England pt.08 53337099 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337099
Romania AccentHelp: Slavic accents   1375675674 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1375675674
Russian AccentHelp: Slavic accents   1375675674 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1375675674
Russian Acting with an accent / Russian pt.18 53337094 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337094

Accent Located in Volume OCN Link
S. Carolina AccentHelp: American Southern hard R accent   1373630596 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1373630596
Scottish Acting with an accent / Scottish pt.19 53337093 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337093
Serbia AccentHelp: Slavic accents   1375675674 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1375675674
Singapore AccentHelp: Asian East & Southeast accents   1374221671 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374221671
Slavic Acting with an accent / Polish pt.17 53337095 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337095
Slavic accents AccentHelp: Slavic accents   1375675674 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1375675674
Slovakia AccentHelp: Slavic accents   1375675674 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1375675674
Slovenia AccentHelp: Slavic accents   1375675674 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1375675674
South Korea AccentHelp: Asian East & Southeast accents   1374221671 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374221671
Southern States Acting with an accent / American Southern pt.01 53337078 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337078
Southern States AccentHelp: American Southern hard R accent   1373630596 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1373630596
Southwest Texas Acting with an accent / 4 Texas dialects pt.22 53337087 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337087
Spanish Acting with an accent / Spanish pt.20 53337085 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337085
Standard British Acting with an accent / Standard British (2nd ed.) pt.21 53337092 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337092
Swedish Acting with an accent / Norwegian and Swedish pt.16 53337096 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337096
Switzerland Acting with an accent / German pt.11 53337081 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337081
Taiwan AccentHelp: Asian East & Southeast accents   1374221671 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374221671
Taiwan AccentHelp: Asian East & Southeast accents   1374221671 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374221671
Tajikistan Acting with an accent / Persian (Farsi) pt.09 53337098 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337098
Tajikistan Acting with an accent / Persian (Farsi) pt.09 53337098 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337098
Tennessee Acting with an accent / American Southern pt.01 53337078 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337078
Tennessee AccentHelp: American Southern hard R accent   1373630596 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1373630596
Texas Acting with an accent / 4 Texas dialects pt.22 53337087 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337087
Texas Panhandle Acting with an accent / 4 Texas dialects pt.22 53337087 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337087
Thailand AccentHelp: Asian East & Southeast accents   1374221671 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374221671
Trinidadian Acting with an accent / West Indian & Black African. pt.24 53337088 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337088
Turkmenistan AccentHelp: Slavic accents   1375675674 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1375675674
U.S. Midwest Acting with an accent / Midwest farm and ranch pt.14 53337097 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337097
Ukraine AccentHelp: Slavic accents   1375675674 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1375675674
Uzbekistan AccentHelp: Slavic accents   1375675674 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1375675674
Vietnam AccentHelp: Asian East & Southeast accents   1374221671 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374221671
Virginia AccentHelp: American Southern hard R accent   1373630596 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1373630596
Welsh accent AccentHelp: Welsh accent   1375675216 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1375675216
West Midlands England AccentHelp: Birmingham England accent   1374213212 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1374213212
West Virginia AccentHelp: American Southern hard R accent   1373630596 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1373630596
Yiddish Acting with an accent / Yiddish pt.25 53337086 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/53337086
Yorkshire (England) accent AccentHelp: Yorkshire (England) accent   1375677802 https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1375677802