This guide will assist you in finding great resources to help you perfect your accent or dialect before your big performance. If you need more help, our librarians welcome any questions you may have regarding your search.
Visit our Library
A great way to start your search is by visiting our library either in person or online. You can find a complete list of resources in our collection by accessing our online catalogue. To locate resources on accents and dialects, use these suggested call numbers, keywords, and phrases to search the catalogue:
Call Numbers to Browse or Search in the Catalogue
To search the catalogue for Call Numbers, perform the following search:
- Click the Advanced tab in the blue menu bar
- Click the button beside Local Call Number
- In the search field, enter one of the suggested Call Numbers and click Search
Suggested Call Numbers:
- REF PE 3243 Canadian Dialects and American English Pronounciation
- REF PN 2071.A22 Accents and Dialects
- REF PN 2071.F6 Accents and Dialects
- REF PN 2076 Accents and Dialects
- REF RZA Dialect Monologues
Subject Headings to Search in the Catalogue
To search the catalogue for Subject Headings, perform the following search:
- Click the MultiSeek tab in the blue menu bar
- Change the first Keyword drop-down menu to Local Call Number and type ref in the search field beside it
- Leave AND as is
- Change the second Keyword dropdown menu to Subject
- Type one of the suggested words and phrases in the search field and click Search
Suggested word(s) and phrase(s):
- dialects
You can also use the above subject heading(s) as Keywords. Just follow the procedure above but exchange Subject with Keyword in step 4. Your search results will be more extensive and inclusive; however, you may find some items in this type of search not directly related to your topic. Any title with your specified search word(s) in the description will appear among the search results.
Recommended Titles
The titles below have been previewed by us and selected for this topic. For additional information on a specific title, search our catalogue or the Internet:
Canada:
- Canajun, Eh? by David Ferry (CD)
- Speaking North American Naturally by David Smukler (book – PN 2071.F6)
United Kingdom:
- Acting with an Accent – Cockney by David Alan Stern (CD)
- Acting with an Accent – Irish by David Alan Stern (CD)
- Acting with an Accent – Standard British by David Alan Stern (CD)
- British North Country Accents for Actors by Gillian Lane-Plescia (cassette)
- Cockney for the Actor by Gillian Lane-Plescia (cassette)
- Irish for the Actor v.1 by Gillian Lane-Plescia (cassette)
- Irish for the Actor v.2 by Gillian Lane-Plescia (cassette)
- Scots for the Actor by Gillian Lane-Plescia (cassette)
- Standard British English Dialect, The by Paul Meier (CD)
- Standard British for North American Actors by Gillian Lane-Plescia (cassette)
- Welsh Accents for Actors by Gillian Lane-Plescia (cassette)
United States:
- Accents of the American South v.1 by Gillian Lane-Plescia (cassette)
- Accents of the American South v.2 by Gillian Lane-Plescia (cassette)
- Acting with and Accent – American Southern by David Alan Stern (CD)
- Acting with and Accent – New York City by David Alan Stern (CD)
- American Accent for Canadian Actors by David Alan Stern (CD)
- American Dialects by Lewis Herman (book – PN 2071.F6.H39)
- Chicago Accents for Actors by Gillian Lane-Plescia (CD)
- New York City Accents for Actors by Gillian Lane-Plescia (CD)
International (excl. United Kingdom and United States):
- Australian and New Zealand Accents for Actors by Gillian Lane-Plescia (cassette)
- Foreign Dialects by Lewis Herman (book – PN 2071.F6.H4)
- French Accents for Actors by Gillian Lane-Plescia (CD)
- German and Dutch Accents for Actors by Gillian Lane-Plescia (CD)
- Italian Accents for Actors by Gillian Lane-Plescia (CD)
- Russian and Other Slavic Accents for Actors by Gillian Lane-Plescia (CD)
- South African for Actors by Gillian Lane-Plescia (CD)
- Spanish Accents for Actors by Gillian Lane-Plescia (CD)
General:
- Accents and Dialects for the Younger Actor by Paul Meier (book – PN2071.F6.L18)
- Accents for Black Actors by Gillian Lane-Plescia (cassette)
- Dialect Handbook, The by Ginny Kopf (book – PN 2071.F6.K67
- Dialect Monologues v.2 by Roger Karshner (cassette)
- Dialects for the Stage by Evangeline Machlin (book – PN 2071.F7.M1)
- More Stage Dialects by Jerry Blunt (book + cassette)
- Stage Dialects by Jerry Blunt (book + cassette or CD)
Additional Online Resources and Selected Web sites
The suggested website(s) listed on this page have been previewed by us and selected for this topic: