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The Northern Cities Shift A radical rotation of the short vowels in the Inland North of the United States, which began in the middle of the 20th century.

William Labov October 20, 2008 Yale University Yankee Cultural Imperialism and the Northern Cities Shift.

Conditions for Divergence and Convergence in the Micro-Evolution of Language William Labov, University of Pennsylvania Penn Linguistics Colloquium March.

The Mysterious Uniformity of the Northern Cities Shift William Labov, University of Pennsylvania Methods XIII Leeds August 8, 2008.

William Labov October 15, 2008 Penn Humanities Forum Yankee Cultural Imperialism and the Northern Cities Shift LLanguage Change in America:

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English in the United States and Canada Pro- und Hauptseminar SS 2006, Campus Essen Raymond Hickey, English Linguistics.

English accents 13. General American (cont.). r-coloured vowels NURSE [3` ]first, third, occur, serve lettER[@`]gather, standard, persist historically: