Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
dialect region
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| gptkbp:borderedBy |
Northern dialect region
Southern dialect region |
| gptkbp:characterizedBy |
distinctive pronunciation
distinctive vocabulary |
| gptkbp:extendsTo |
gptkb:Arkansas
gptkb:Illinois gptkb:Indiana gptkb:Iowa gptkb:Kansas gptkb:Kentucky gptkb:Missouri gptkb:Nebraska gptkb:Ohio gptkb:Oklahoma gptkb:Pennsylvania gptkb:Tennessee gptkb:West_Virginia gptkb:Texas_Panhandle |
| gptkbp:hasFeature |
distinctive vowel shifts
cot–caught merger (in some areas) 'lightning bug' for firefly positive anymore 'anymore' used in affirmative sentences 'anymore' used in positive sense 'borrow' used for 'lend' 'buggy' for shopping cart (in some areas) 'crick' for 'creek' 'davenport' for sofa (in some areas) 'do you care to' meaning 'do you want to' 'greasy' pronounced with /z/ 'hoagie' for sandwich (in some areas) 'jimmies' for sprinkles (in some areas) 'needs done' construction 'r-ful' pronunciation 'red up' for clean up (in some areas) 'soda' and 'pop' both used for soft drinks 'the car needs washed' construction 'wait on' meaning 'wait for' 'warsh' for 'wash' 'yinz' in western Pennsylvania needs washed construction use of 'pop' for soft drink (in some areas) use of 'you all' or 'y'all' (in some areas) |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Midland dialect region
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| gptkbp:includes |
gptkb:North_Midland
gptkb:South_Midland Central Midland |
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:American_English
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| gptkbp:studiedBy |
gptkb:linguist
gptkb:William_Labov Hans Kurath |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Inland_North_region
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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