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Midwest American Accents

Midwest Accent

Midwest (Central Plains) accents usually include people in most of Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana & Ohio, though as you go further north or south, the accent tends to shift.
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Midwest Accent Learning Materials

  • The Midwest American accent materials include recordings of Accent Help coach Jim Johnson guiding you through learning the accent. He grew up in Iowa, so the accent is very familiar to him.
  • You'll hear hundreds of native speakers, and transcripts of their conversations are included so that you can follow along.
  • You'll get immediate access to the audio and written materials, plus a PDF "cheat sheet" for learning the accent.
  • This accent is appropriate for productions of Music Man, Man from Nebraska, and other plays. You also hear it as the standard accent for broadcasters and people who want to speak in a general, neutral American accent. An in-depth examination of this General American accent is covered in the Generican materials.
  • This accent can also carry over into surrounding states, but as you get further north, it tends to change - it's covered in the Upper Midwest accent. Southern portions of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio are in the Hard-R Southern materials.
  • You'll get immediate access to the materials on your computer, tablet, or phone.
  • You'll also get future updates for free!



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Midwest American: Learning the Accent

  1. History & Social Context
  2. Sound Placement
  3. Intonation
  4. Helpful Hints
  5. Consonants
  6. Vowels
  7. Diphthongs
  8. Specific Pronunciations
  9. Practice Sentences Iowa Male
  10. Practice Sentences Nebraska Female & Male
  11. Practice Monologue

Native Speakers Vol 1: Illinois

  1. Mt Morris IL Male
  2. Galesburg IL Female
  3. Chillicothe IL Female
  4. Cedarville IL Male
  5. Carlinville IL Female
  6. Aurora IL Male
  7. Lincoln IL Female
  8. Springfield IL Male
  9. Lincoln IL Female
  10. Garden Plain IL Female
  11. Compton IL Female
  12. Kankakee IL Female
  13. Paxton IL Female
  14. Rantoul IL Female
  15. Mattoon IL Male
  16. Edwardsville IL Male
  17. Vandalia IL Female
  18. Pontiac IL Male
  19. Galena IL Female
    20. Additional Illinois recordings are included in the Accent Help American Southern: Hard-R materials.

Native Speakers Vol 2: Indiana

  1. Greensburg IN Female
  2. Kokomo IN Female
  3. Fort Wayne IN Male
  4. Columbus IN Female
  5. Seymour IN female
  6. Richmond IN Female
  7. Indianapolis IN female
  8. Lafayette IN Female
  9. Crawfordsville IN Male
  10. Auburn IN two Females
    11. Additional Indiana recordings are included in the Accent Help American Southern: Hard-R materials.

Native Speakers Vol 3: Iowa

  1. Nichols IA Female
  2. Southeast IA Female
  3. Newell IA Female
  4. Cedar Rapids IA Female
  5. Northwest IA Female
  6. Correctionville IA Female
  7. Sioux City IA Female
  8. Everly IA Male
  9. Ft Dodge IA Female
  10. Garner IA Female
  11. Des Moines IA Female
  12. Pella IA Female
  13. Scranton IA Female
  14. Marshalltown IA Female
  15. DeWitt IA Female
  16. Dubuque IA Female
  17. Cedar Falls IA Female
  18. Walnut IA Female
  19. Villisca IA Female
  20. Leon IA Female
  21. Boone IA Female
  22. Rock Rapids IA Male

Native Speakers Vol 4: Kansas

  1. Arkansas City KS Female
  2. Wichita KS Female
  3. Newton KS Female
  4. Newton KS Female
  5. Hutchinson KS Female
  6. Great Bend KS Female
  7. Dodge City KS Female
  8. Holcomb KS Female
  9. Kendall KS Male
  10. Penokee KS Female
  11. Concordia KS Female
  12. Anthony KS Male
  13. Pratt KS Female
  14. Coldwater KS Female
  15. Liberal KS Male
  16. Atchison KS Female
  17. Holton KS Male
  18. Wamego KS Female
  19. Emporia KS Male
  20. Toronto KS Female
  21. Louisburg KS Female
  22. Pittsburg KS Female
  23. Oberlin KS Male
  24. Hays KS Male
  25. Abilene KS Male
  26. Coffeyville KS Male

Native Speakers Vol 5: Nebraska

  1. Omaha NE Female
  2. Norfolk NE Female
  3. Sidney NE Female
  4. North Platte NE Female
  5. Kearney NE Female
  6. Lincoln NE Female
  7. Omaha NE Male
  8. Lincoln NE Female
  9. Columbus NE Male
  10. Atlanta NE Male
  11. Boelus NE Female
  12. Rushville NE Female
  13. Pilger NE Female
  14. Ainsworth NE Female
  15. Hebron NE Male
  16. Beatrice NE Female
  17. Auburn NE Female
  18. Imperial NE Female
  19. Ogalala NE Female
  20. Gering NE Female
  21. Thedford NE Male
  22. Hyannis NE Female
  23. Alliance NE Female
  24. Harrison NE Female
  25. Osceola NE Female
  26. Taylor NE Female
  27. O’Neill NE Female
  28. Lincoln NE Female
  29. Bow Valley NE Female
  30. Valentine NE Female
  31. McCook NE Male

Native Speakers Vol 6: Ohio

  1. Cambridge OH Female
  2. Eaton OH Female
  3. Cincinnati OH Male
  4. Dayton OH Female
  5. Oxford OH Male
  6. Peebles OH Female
  7. Grove City OH Female
  8. Columbus OH Female
  9. Logan OH Male
  10. Cincinnati OH Female
    11. Additional Ohio recordings are included in the Accent Help American Southern: Hard-R materials.

Native Speakers Vol 7: Other Adjacent States

  1. Joplin MO Male
  2. Freeman MO Female
  3. Nevada MO Female
  4. Kearney MO Female
    5. Most Missouri recordings are included in the Accent Help American Southern: Hard-R materials.


Most of these Native Speaker recordings are made "in the field" so you will hear such things as birds, cars or other people in the background. A transcription of the conversations is included to help you follow along. In addition to a conversation, most speakers also read a list of words and The Rainbow Passage.

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