Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:dialect
regional variety of English |
| gptkbp:feature |
cot–caught merger (in some areas)
distinct from Eastern New England English influenced by General American English influenced by Inland North American English influenced by New York City English variable use of the marry–merry–Mary distinction non-rhoticity (historically) variable r-dropping variable use of Canadian raising variable use of broad a variable use of fronted /uː/ variable use of intrusive r variable use of the caught–cot distinction variable use of the caught–cot merger variable use of the father–bother merger variable use of the flapping of /t/ and /d/ variable use of the horse–hoarse merger variable use of the lot–thought merger variable use of the pin–pen merger variable use of the pin–pen merger (rare) variable use of the trap–bath split variable use of the weak vowel merger variable use of the yod-coalescence variable use of the yod-dropping variable use of the merry–Mary–marry distinction |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Western New England English
|
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:languageFamily |
English
|
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkb:Vermont gptkb:western_Massachusetts gptkb:western_Connecticut southern Vermont |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:General_American_English
gptkb:Eastern_New_England_English gptkb:Inland_North_American_English gptkb:New_York_City_English |
| gptkbp:spokenIn |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Western_New_England |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:American_English
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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