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The Pittsburgh Shift

2Pittsburgh shift

The Pittsburgh Shift: Mean values of low vowels for 20 dialects.

PI = PittsburghWPA = Western Pennsylvania CA = Canada PR = Providence;IS = Inland SouthM = Midland;N = Inland North.

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Low vowels of Henry K., 61, Pittsburgh TS 544

The Pittsburgh Shift in the vowel system of Henry K., 64, 61 [1996], TS 544

8Pittsburgh Shift in vowel system of Kenneth K., 45. TS545

Pittsburgh Shift in vowel system of Kenneth K., 45. TS545

Figure 7. The Pittsburgh Shift in the vowel system of Henry K., 64, 61 [1996], TS 544