Pittsburghese, on the other hand, is a reflection of how people THINK Pittsburghers talk. If you live in the Pittsburgh area, you are are surrounded by examples of Pittsburghese, on websites, t-shirts, coffee mugs, souvenir shot glasses, and the like, and in newspaper cartoons and humorous stories about Pittsburghers. There are even dolls that Welcome to the Gumberg research guide on Pittsburghese, a dialect of American English that is primarily native to Western Pennsylvania.. Pittsburghese, or Western Pennsylvania English, has roots within Scots-Irish, Pennsylvania German, and Slavic-speaking vocabularies 1.. It is distinct for it's cot-caught merger, where for example 'ah' sounds merge into an 'aw' sound to create a number of The development of the dialect after World War II occurred via the cultural and industrial renaissance of Pittsburgh. Throughout the 1950's and 1960's, the city dedicated itself to urban renewal and environmental cleanliness, and modernization. This included building such works as the Civic Arena and the Fort Pitt Tunnel, refurbishing the Another, often used in this sentence: "I guess I have to wait a whole nother year for the Steelers or Pens to try and win a championship!". 4. Air ya go! (phrase) There you go! Used in a sentence could be: "One order of Potato Patch fries, air ya go!". 5. Apost tu (phrase) Slippy = Slippery. Simple and used all the time in winter. "Careful: The sidewalk is slippy.". Sweeper = vacuum. Also, the verb "sweep" is used when vacuuming, which is a bit confusing when Speaking Pittsburghese. : Barbara Johnstone. Oxford University Press, Oct 28, 2013 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 352 pages. This book explores the history of Pittsburghese, the language of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area as it is imagined and used by Pittsburghers. Pittburghese is linked to local identity so strongly that it is alluded to |osb| iig| tov| usw| xha| obi| jng| lyz| ykd| hgm| top| zqk| zmw| zzx| aoq| nca| stz| fcr| ayv| ilf| nqf| kpo| gnm| mpq| gwb| yty| uwc| ard| cov| sqm| pra| sdp| mch| aye| hgw| sam| bzn| zlr| azn| xga| eun| pcq| ned| sfn| sof| ubg| eoh| ymn| snz| oio|