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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:dialect
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gptkbp:characteristic
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rhoticity
Northern Cities Vowel Shift (in some areas)
cot–caught merger (in some areas)
distinctive vowel pronunciation
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gptkbp:hasFeature
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general American accent
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gptkbp:hasVariant
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generational differences
ethnic influences
urban vs rural speech patterns
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Midwestern English
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:German
gptkb:Scandinavian_languages
other immigrant languages
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gptkbp:languageFamily
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English
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gptkbp:mediaType
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gptkb:film
gptkb:television
broadcast journalism
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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use of 'pop' for soft drink
use of 'you guys' as second person plural
distinctive pronunciation of 'bag', 'pen', 'milk'
fronted 'o' in 'boat' (in some areas)
merger of 'Mary', 'merry', 'marry'
monophthongization of 'ow' in 'down' (in some areas)
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gptkbp:perceivedAs
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gptkb:standard_American_English
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Midwest
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gptkbp:spokenIn
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gptkb:Midwestern_United_States
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gptkbp:studiedBy
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gptkb:linguist
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gptkbp:subdivision
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gptkb:Inland_North_English
gptkb:North_Central_American_English
gptkb:Midland_American_English
gptkb:St._Louis_English
gptkb:Western_American_English
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gptkbp:usedIn
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gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Indiana
gptkb:Iowa
gptkb:Michigan
gptkb:Minnesota
gptkb:Missouri
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:Wisconsin
parts of Pennsylvania
parts of Kansas
parts of Nebraska
parts of Kentucky
parts of North Dakota
parts of South Dakota
parts of West Virginia
parts of Oklahoma
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:North_American_English
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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