Locust Valley lockjaw
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Locust Valley lockjaw is a term for a distinctive, upper-class American accent characterized by a tight, nasal, and carefully enunciated speech pattern traditionally associated with wealthy communities on Long Island’s North Shore.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
accent
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sociolect ⓘ upper-class American accent ⓘ |
| articulatoryFeature |
constricted mouth opening
ⓘ
reduced jaw movement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Long Island’s North Shore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York elite ⓘ upper-class Americans ⓘ wealthy communities ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
New York City accent
ⓘ
general American accent ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation |
American aristocracy
ⓘ
country club culture ⓘ |
| geographicAssociation |
Gold Coast of Long Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Shore of Long Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
carefully enunciated speech
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nasal quality ⓘ tight speech pattern ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | Locust Valley, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
marker of high socioeconomic status
ⓘ
social exclusivity ⓘ |
| perceivedAs |
affected
ⓘ
refined ⓘ snobbish ⓘ |
| phoneticFeature |
careful consonant articulation
ⓘ
nasal resonance ⓘ precise vowel enunciation ⓘ |
| register | formal speech ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Mid-Atlantic English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Transatlantic accent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialRegister |
prestige accent
ⓘ
upper class ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Long Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| stereotypedAs | voice of the rich ⓘ |
| stereotypedIn | American popular culture ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
members of old-money families
ⓘ
social elites of Long Island’s North Shore ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Locust Valley, New York