Baltimore English

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dialect
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Baltimorese
gptkbp:culturalOrganizations Baltimore identity
gptkbp:hasDictionary 'Hey, hon!'
'How 'bout dem O's?' (referring to the Orioles)
'I'm goin' downy ocean' (going to the ocean)
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:African_American_Vernacular_English
gptkb:Midland_American_English
gptkb:Southern_American_English
gptkbp:languageFamily English
gptkbp:notableFeature distinctive pronunciation of 'water' as 'wooder'
unique local vocabulary
use of 'hon' as a term of endearment
vowel centralization
pronunciation of 'o' as 'eh' (e.g., 'home' as 'hewm')
gptkbp:region gptkb:Mid-Atlantic_United_States
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Philadelphia_English
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:Baltimore
gptkb:Maryland
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:linguist
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:American_English
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_English
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Baltimore English