Northern Cities Vowel Shift

The Northern Cities Vowel Shift (or simply Northern Cities Shift) is a chain shift in the sounds of some vowels, occurring in the Inland North, Upper Midwest, and traditional Western New England dialects of American English, though most heavily centering on the Great Lakes region.

Northern Cities Vowel Shift

The Northern Cities Vowel Shift (or simply Northern Cities Shift) is a chain shift in the sounds of some vowels, occurring in the Inland North, Upper Midwest, and traditional Western New England dialects of American English, though most heavily centering on the Great Lakes region.