Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:dialect
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| gptkbp:distinctiveFeature |
unique intonation patterns
merger of 'cot' and 'caught' pronunciation of 'Monday' as 'Munday' pronunciation of 'bagel' as 'beggle' pronunciation of 'eagle' as 'iggle' pronunciation of 'home' as 'hewm' pronunciation of 'orange' as 'ahrange' pronunciation of 'water' as 'wooder' raised and fronted /æ/ split short-a system use of 'down the shore' for going to the beach use of 'hoagie' for submarine sandwich use of 'jawn' as a general noun use of 'jeet?' for 'did you eat?' use of 'youse' as second person plural pronoun |
| gptkbp:hasVowelShift |
gptkb:Philadelphia_Vowel_Shift
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Philadelphia English
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| gptkbp:languageFamily |
English
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| gptkbp:notableSpeaker |
over 1 million
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| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Mid-Atlantic_United_States
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Mid-Atlantic_English
gptkb:Baltimore_English |
| gptkbp:spokenIn |
gptkb:Delaware_Valley
gptkb:Philadelphia |
| gptkbp:studiedBy |
gptkb:William_Labov
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:North_American_English
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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