Central Valley English

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dialect
gptkbp:feature distinct intonation patterns
distinctive lexical items
fronted 'goose' vowel
non-rhoticity (in some speakers)
vowel shift
merger of certain vowel sounds
use of 'hella' as intensifier
cot–caught merger (in some speakers)
double modals (rare)
influences from Dust Bowl migration
influences from Mexican Spanish
influences from Southern American English
influences from Western American English
use of 'y'all' in some areas
variable use of 'was'/'were'
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Central Valley English
gptkbp:languageFamily English
gptkbp:region gptkb:California
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:Central_Valley,_California
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:California_English
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7