Joseph C. Mele collection of dialect recordings from the University of South Alabama

Collection Summary

Title	Joseph C. Mele collection of dialect recordings from the University of South Alabama
Inclusive Dates	1975-1980
Call No.	AFC 2018/004
Extent	346 items.
Extent	sound recordings: 346 sound cassettes (C-60) : analog.
Extent	manuscripts: 1 folder (17 pages)
Language	In English.
Location	American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink	Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af019009
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2018655216
Summary	Collection of audio recordings of American English dialects from the University of South Alabama, Doy Leale McCall Rare Book & Manuscript Library's Dialect Tape Center collection created by Professor Joseph C. Mele, a former faculty member, between 1975-1980. The collection includes 346 audiocassettes of 30-minute dialect samples recorded by Mele and other recordists (agents) of individuals in 31 states, as well as 42 recordings of English spoken by non-Americans from 23 different countries. Samples generally consist of two parts: an impromptu monologue and a 44-sentence sequence highlighting each English phoneme.