Tennessee English

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dialect
gptkbp:hasFeature unique vocabulary
non-rhoticity in some areas
distinctive vowel shifts
double modals
y'all as second person plural pronoun
Southern American English features
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tennessee English
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:African_American_Vernacular_English
gptkb:Appalachian_English
gptkb:Midland_American_English
gptkbp:languageFamily English
gptkbp:linguisticFeature monophthongization of /aɪ/
use of 'fixin' to' for 'about to'
use of 'might could' as double modal
gptkbp:region gptkb:Southern_United_States
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:Tennessee
gptkbp:subdivision gptkb:East_Tennessee_English
gptkb:Middle_Tennessee_English
gptkb:West_Tennessee_English
gptkbp:usedBy residents of Tennessee
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Southern_American_English
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5