Statements (56)
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gptkb:dialect
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distinctive intonation patterns
'needs washed' construction 'route' pronounced as 'root' or 'rowt' cot–caught merger (variable) fronted /oʊ/ vowel merger of 'Mary', 'marry', and 'merry' use of 'anymore' in positive contexts variable rhoticity 'bag' pronounced with a raised vowel 'caught' and 'cot' may be merged 'crawdad' for crayfish 'crick' for 'creek' (regional) 'dinner' for midday meal 'garage sale' for yard sale 'greasy' pronounced as 'greazy' 'hoosier' as a regional demonym (Indiana) 'lightning bug' for firefly 'measure' pronounced with /ʒ/ as in 'pleasure' 'milk' pronounced as 'melk' (regional) 'on' pronounced as 'awn' 'pillow' pronounced as 'pellow' (regional) 'pop' for soft drink (regional) 'quarter till' for 15 minutes before the hour 'roof' pronounced as 'ruff' (regional) 'rural' pronounced as 'rurl' 'shopping cart' for grocery cart 'sneakers' for athletic shoes (regional) 'soda' for soft drink (regional) 'supper' for evening meal 'tennis shoes' for athletic shoes (regional) 'warsh' for 'wash' (regional) 'wash' pronounced as 'warsh' (regional) distinctive /aɪ/ raising variable use of 'was' and 'were' weak distinction between 'pin' and 'pen' 'yinz' or 'you all' as second person plural pronoun (regional) |
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Midland Southern English
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English
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| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Indiana gptkb:Kansas gptkb:Missouri gptkb:Nebraska gptkb:Ohio gptkb:Oklahoma parts of Pennsylvania parts of Tennessee parts of Kentucky parts of West Virginia parts of Arkansas |
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gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Midland_region |
| gptkbp:subclassOf |
gptkb:American_English
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Southern_American_English
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