| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:American_English_dialect 
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                                | gptkbp:distinctFrom | gptkb:Eastern_New_England_English gptkb:New_York_City_English
 gptkb:Southern_American_English
 
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                                | gptkbp:feature | gptkb:Northern_Cities_Vowel_Shift backed /ɑ/
 distinct pronunciation of 'bag' and 'beg'
 distinct short-a split
 fronted /ʌ/
 monophthongal /oʊ/
 raised and fronted /æ/
 distinct 'cot-caught' distinction
 
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                                | gptkbp:ISO639-3 | eng 
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                                | gptkbp:languageFamily | English 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFor | gptkb:Northern_Cities_Vowel_Shift 
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                                | gptkbp:period | 19th century to present 
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                                | gptkbp:region | gptkb:Buffalo gptkb:Chicago
 gptkb:Cleveland
 gptkb:Detroit
 gptkb:Michigan
 gptkb:Rochester
 gptkb:Upstate_New_York
 gptkb:Great_Lakes_region
 gptkb:Northern_Illinois
 gptkb:Northern_Ohio
 gptkb:Southeastern_Wisconsin
 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedTo | gptkb:General_American_English gptkb:North_Central_American_English
 gptkb:Midland_American_English
 
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                                | gptkbp:spokenIn | gptkb:United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:studiedBy | gptkb:William_Labov gptkb:Linguistic_Atlas_of_the_North_Central_States
 
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                                | gptkbp:subdivision | gptkb:Buffalo_English gptkb:Chicago_English
 gptkb:Detroit_English
 gptkb:Rochester_English
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Inland_Northern_American_English gptkb:Inland_North_American_English
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Inland North dialect 
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