Midwestern American English

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dialect
gptkbp:feature rhoticity
Northern Cities Vowel Shift (in some areas)
cot–caught merger (in some areas)
distinct pronunciation of 'bag' and 'beg'
distinct short-a split (in some areas)
flapping of 't' and 'd' between vowels
fronted 'o' in words like 'boat' (in some areas)
merger of 'Mary', 'marry', and 'merry'
use of 'needs washed' construction
use of 'pop' for soft drink
use of 'you guys' as second person plural
relatively neutral accent (perceived as 'General American')
gptkbp:filmingLocation broadcast journalism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Midwestern American English
gptkbp:languageFamily English
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Ann_Arbor
gptkb:Belleville
gptkb:Bismarck
gptkb:Champaign
gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:Cleveland
gptkb:Columbus
gptkb:Dayton
gptkb:Detroit
gptkb:Freeport
gptkb:Indianapolis
gptkb:Kansas_City
gptkb:Lincoln
gptkb:Madison
gptkb:Marion
gptkb:Minneapolis
gptkb:Monmouth
gptkb:Mount_Vernon
gptkb:Omaha
gptkb:Ottawa
gptkb:Peru
gptkb:Quincy
gptkb:Sioux_City
gptkb:Springfield
gptkb:St._Louis
gptkb:St._Paul
gptkb:Vienna
gptkb:Waterloo
gptkb:monarchy
gptkb:Decatur
gptkb:Du_Quoin
gptkb:Elgin
gptkb:Kankakee
gptkb:Mattoon
gptkb:Rockford
gptkb:Anna
gptkb:Battle_Creek
gptkb:East_St._Louis
gptkb:Effingham
gptkb:Joliet
gptkb:Lansing
gptkb:Mankato
gptkb:Pekin
gptkb:Saginaw
gptkb:Winona
gptkb:Macomb
gptkb:Akron
gptkb:Bloomington
gptkb:Cedar_Rapids
gptkb:Cincinnati
gptkb:Davenport
gptkb:Des_Moines
gptkb:Duluth
gptkb:Eau_Claire
gptkb:Evansville
gptkb:Fargo
gptkb:Flint
gptkb:Fort_Wayne
gptkb:Gary
gptkb:Grand_Rapids
gptkb:Green_Bay
gptkb:Kalamazoo
gptkb:La_Crosse
gptkb:Milwaukee
gptkb:Morris
gptkb:Muskegon
gptkb:Sioux_Falls
gptkb:South_Bend
gptkb:St._Cloud
gptkb:Toledo
gptkb:Topeka
gptkb:Wichita
gptkb:Pontiac
gptkb:Taylorville
gptkb:Terre_Haute
gptkb:Aurora_(IL)
gptkb:Bloomington_(IL)
gptkb:Jacksonville_(IL)
gptkb:Lincoln_(IL)
gptkb:Rochester_(MN)
gptkb:Springfield_(IL)
gptkb:Springfield_(MO)
gptkb:Centralia
gptkb:Danville
gptkb:Moline
gptkb:Rock_Island
gptkb:Carterville
gptkb:Moorhead
gptkb:Galesburg
gptkb:Herrin
gptkb:Dubuque
gptkb:Murphysboro
gptkb:Pinckneyville
Carbondale
Harrisburg
Peoria
Sterling
Normal
gptkbp:perceivedAs gptkb:General_American_English
gptkbp:region gptkb:Midwest
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:Midwestern_United_States
gptkbp:subdivision gptkb:North_Central_American_English
gptkb:Inland_North_American_English
gptkb:Midland_American_English
gptkb:St._Louis_English
gptkb:Western_American_English
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_English
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6