Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:dialect
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Pittsburghese
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| gptkbp:culturalOrganizations |
gptkb:Pittsburgh_Steelers
gptkb:Pittsburgh_Penguins gptkb:Pittsburgh_Pirates |
| gptkbp:distinctFrom |
gptkb:General_American_English
gptkb:Appalachian_English gptkb:Midland_American_English |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pittsburgh dialect
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:German
gptkb:Eastern_European_languages gptkb:Scots-Irish_English |
| gptkbp:languageFamily |
English
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| gptkbp:linguisticFeature |
merger of 'cot' and 'caught'
use of 'needs washed' construction chipped ham dahntahn gumband jagoff nebby redd up slippy Stillers absence of 'to be' in some constructions crick (for creek) fronted /aʊ/ vowel gum band (for rubber band) jeet (did you eat) jimmies (for sprinkles) jumbo (for bologna) monophthongization of /aʊ/ to [aː] n'at (and that) pop (for soda) sweeper (for vacuum cleaner) yinz yinzers (people from Pittsburgh) devil strip (for grass strip between sidewalk and street) |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
use of 'yinz' as second-person plural pronoun
'Stillers' for 'Steelers' 'dahntahn' for 'downtown' 'redd up' meaning 'to clean up' 'slippy' meaning 'slippery' unique vocabulary such as 'nebby', 'jagoff', 'gumband' monophthongal pronunciation of 'ow' as 'ah' |
| gptkbp:referencedIn |
gptkb:Pittsburgh_Dad_(web_series)
local media linguistic studies |
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Appalachia
gptkb:Ohio_River_Valley |
| gptkbp:spokenIn |
gptkb:Pittsburgh
gptkb:Western_Pennsylvania |
| gptkbp:studiedBy |
gptkb:Barbara_Johnstone
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Pittsburghese.com
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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