Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:dialect
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:NYC_English
gptkb:New_York_accent |
| gptkbp:distinctiveFeature |
non-rhoticity
coil-curl merger distinct pronunciation of 'coffee' distinct pronunciation of 'talk' distinct pronunciation of 'water' dropped postvocalic r intrusive r raised THOUGHT vowel short-a split |
| gptkbp:feature |
distinctive intonation
distinctive use of 'bridge and tunnel' for commuters distinctive use of 'the Five Boroughs' for all of NYC distinctive use of 'schlep', 'schmear', and other Yiddishisms backed LOT vowel distinctive use of 'block' for street segment distinctive use of 'bodega' for corner store distinctive use of 'borough' for city subdivision distinctive use of 'brownstone' for townhouse distinctive use of 'hero' for sandwich distinctive use of 'on line' for 'in line' distinctive use of 'pie' for pizza distinctive use of 'stoop sale' for yard sale distinctive use of 'stoop' for front steps distinctive use of 'the Bronx' with 'the' article distinctive use of 'the City' for Manhattan distinctive use of 'the Island' for Long Island distinctive use of 'the city' to mean Manhattan distinctive use of 'the subway' for rapid transit distinctive use of 'youse' as plural 'you' split short-a system distinctive use of 'the Village' for Greenwich Village variable rhoticity distinctive use of 'regular coffee' for coffee with milk and sugar distinctive use of 'outer boroughs' for non-Manhattan boroughs distinctive use of 'the Heights' for Washington Heights distinctive use of 'uptown', 'downtown', 'crosstown' distinctive use of 'the Mets', 'the Yankees', 'the Knicks' for sports teams distinctive use of 'walk-up' for apartment without elevator |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
New York City English
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:German
gptkb:Italian gptkb:Yiddish gptkb:African_American_Vernacular_English gptkb:Irish_English gptkb:Puerto_Rican_Spanish |
| gptkbp:languageFamily |
English
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| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:New_York_metropolitan_area
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| gptkbp:spokenIn |
gptkb:New_York_City
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| gptkbp:status |
declining
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| gptkbp:studiedBy |
gptkb:William_Labov
gptkb:Labov,_Ash,_and_Boberg |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:North_American_English
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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