Speech Accent Archive (George Mason University)
by George Mason University
Thousands of people from different language backgrounds read the same English paragraph, with phonetic transcriptions. Includes many native Spanish speakers and American English speakers.
Best for: Comparing a Spanish-accented reading with an American reading of the exact same text.
- Cost
- Free
- Levels
- advanced
- Skills
- Pronunciation & accent, Listening
- Accent
- Hundreds of accents
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