Wisconsin English
E84856
Wisconsin English is a regional variety of American English spoken in Wisconsin, characterized by features influenced by Midwestern speech patterns and the state’s strong German and Scandinavian heritage.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fox Valley English | 1 |
| Milwaukee English | 1 |
| Upper Midwestern English | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect of English
ⓘ
regional variety of American English ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
German-American communities in Wisconsin
ⓘ
Scandinavian-American communities in Wisconsin ⓘ rural speech in northern Wisconsin ⓘ urban speech in Milwaukee ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasFeature |
/æ/ raising before nasal consonants
ⓘ
/ɔ/ and /ɑ/ merger in some speakers ⓘ Canadian raising of /aɪ/ and /aʊ/ in some northern areas ⓘ Northern Cities Vowel Shift region English ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Cities Vowel Shift (in some speakers)
distinct short-a system in some regions ⓘ fronted /o/ and /u/ vowels in some speakers ⓘ monophthongal pronunciation of /oʊ/ in some areas ⓘ retention of /r/ (rhotic accent) ⓘ |
| hasLexicalItem |
Friday fish fry (cultural and lexical item)
ⓘ
brat (for bratwurst sausage) ⓘ bubbler (for drinking fountain) ⓘ by (for ‘at’ or ‘near’, as in ‘Are you by your house?’) ⓘ cheesehead (for Wisconsinite, especially Packers fan) ⓘ come with (without object, as in ‘Do you want to come with?’) ⓘ stop-and-go lights (for traffic lights) in some speakers ⓘ supper (for evening meal) ⓘ tyme machine (historically, for ATM, from a brand name) in some areas ⓘ up north (for northern vacation areas) ⓘ yet (sentence-final, influenced by German ‘noch’) in some speakers ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
/w/ and /v/ confusion in some heritage German speakers historically
ⓘ
/θ/ realized as /t/ in some German-influenced speakers historically ⓘ tensing of /æ/ before /g/ and /ŋ/ in some speakers ⓘ |
| hasRegionalVariant |
Wisconsin English
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Fox Valley English
Wisconsin English self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Milwaukee English
northern Wisconsin English ⓘ |
| hasSyntacticFeature |
occasional use of positive anymore in some speakers
ⓘ
use of ‘come with’ as a particle verb without explicit object ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
German
ⓘ
surface form:
German language
Inland North American English ⓘ Midwestern American English ⓘ
surface form:
Midwestern English
Inland North American English ⓘ
surface form:
North Central American English
Norwegian language ⓘ Polish language ⓘ North Germanic languages ⓘ
surface form:
Scandinavian languages
Swedish language ⓘ Yiddish ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Germanic languages ⓘ |
| partOf | American English ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Midwestern United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wisconsin ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
dialectology
ⓘ
sociolinguistics ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Milwaukee English
this entity surface form:
Fox Valley English
this entity surface form:
Upper Midwestern English