The Baltimore accent, also known as Baltimorese (sometimes written pseudophonetically Baldimorese , Bawlmerese , or Ballimerese ), usually referring to the American English Mid-Atlantic dialect and dialect of the blue-white collar in Baltimore South and Southeast, Maryland. The accents and the Philadelphia accent are similar to each other in some ways.
At the same time, there is linguistic diversity within Baltimore, which complicates the idea of ​​a single "Baltimore Accent". There are many accents in the urban landscape of the City of Baltimore with Appalachian, African American, Chesapeake, and East Coast influences including many others. According to linguists, the accents and dialects of the African American Africanans differ from "hon" varieties that are popularized in the media as spoken by white-white Baltimoremen white.
The farther away from Baltimore, the more local speeches are influenced by other geographical and cultural factors. For example, West Maryland speeches are influenced by Appalachia, Northeast Maryland by Delaware Valley, and Eastern Shore of Maryland by Tidewater accents. White working class families who migrated out of Baltimore city along the Maryland Route 140 and Maryland Route 26 corridors brought local pronunciation with them, creating everyday language that shaped Baltimore's accent.
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pronunciation
The following is a list of words and phrases used in the Baltimore area that are used much less or differently in other American English dialects.
- biixation - refers to someone who is silly or simple.
- agencies - usually spoken (e.g., Federal Bir-o Investigations).
- d (ay) has an ocean - is acceptable in place "down to/in the ocean", whereas oceans most likely refer to Ocean City, Maryland. More commonly abbreviated as "d (ay) the sea itself.
- hon - a popular term of affection, often used at the end of a sentence (short for "dear"). This phrase has become a popular marker of Baltimore culture, represented in Honfest's annual summer festivals and at famous places like the Hontown store and the CafÃÆ' Â © Hon restaurant.
- " lor " for "small" is also a feature of Black Baltimore's speech
- mirrors - usually pronounced "mere" or "just-roe"
- natty boh - local slang for beer originally brewed in Baltimore, National Bohemian.
- oil - usually pronounced "awl" or "ool" (rhymes with billiards)
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sidewalks (commonly pronounced "payments") - means "sidewalks" (rarely used).
- " rey " for " ready " is associated with Baltimore users of Black Twitter.
- O's - refers to the MLB team Baltimore Orioles - commonly used: "dem O's".
- ok - Used unconsciously to start a sentence. With O often dropped and pronounced "Kay."
- rises (abbreviated from "ascend to heaven") - usually used when the tool dies; for example, our refrigerator is up
- yo - as a gender-neutral third person pronoun
- preferences " nuffin " over " nuttin " for " none " is common in Baltimore and DC
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Ethnic variation
According to linguists, the "hon" dialect that was popularized in the media and derived historically from speech by white-collar White in the South, and Southeast Baltimore was not the only accent spoken in the region. There are also certain Baltimore accents found among Black Baltimoreans. For example, among the Black speakers, Baltimore is pronounced more like "Baldamore," compared to "Bawlmer." Other important phonological characteristics include vocal centralization before (span title = "Representation in International Phonetic Phonetics (IPA)">/r/ (as words like "carry" and "parent" are often pronounced as "curry" or "purrents") and centralization /?/ to /?/, especially in the word "dog," often pronounced as "excavated," and "frog," as "frug." Accents and dialects from the African-American Baltimoreans also share features of African American English.
Popular examples of native speakers
Lifetime speaker
- Ben Cardin - Senator Maryland (2007-present)
- Mary Pat Clarke - Baltimore City Councilor (1975-present)
- Divine - Actor/Players
- Barbara Mikulski - Maryland Senator (1987-2017)
- John Waters - Actor/Filmmaker
- Scott Van Pelt - Anchor on 'Sportscenter'
In popular culture
Movies
The films of John Waters, many of which have been filmed in and around Baltimore, often try to catch the Baltimore accent, especially the early films. For example, John Waters used his own Baltimore accent in comments during his movie Pink Flamingos. John Travolta's 2007 version of John Waters Hairspray speaks with a thick East Baltimore accent that may sound excessive to non-Baltimoreers. Likewise, some Barry Levinson movies were arranged in and around Baltimore during the 1940s and 1960s, and used a Baltimore accent. Michael Tucker who was born and raised in Baltimore, speaks with a West Baltimore accent.
Television
The TV drama series The Assassination: The Life on the Road and The Wire are both set in Baltimore, with both series including the original white and black Baltimoreans. In the early episode of the former ("Three Men and Adena"), a suspect, Risley Tucker, explains how he can know the whereabouts within or around a person's city comes from just by whether they pronounce the city name as "Balti-maw" Balti-moh ", or" Bawl-mer ".
In Season 4, Episode 7 of The Tracey Ullman Show, Baltimore actor Michael Tucker described the father to Ullman JoJo. The tape was housed in a house in Baltimore. Tucker advised Ullman to "take the Liverpool accent and make America." The so-called episode, "The Stoops" begins with Tracey washing her marble debris which is the most common small portico attached to most Baltimore city homes (called a row house in Baltimore): https://www.youtube.com/watch? v = NHOOYntGgxA & amp; t = 28s
Elizabeth Banks parodies an accent while playing Avery Jessup as a fictional Overshoppe.com spokesman in a flashback scene in "I Do Do" episode of 30 Rock .
Kathy Bates's character during the "Freak Show" season of American Horror Story was inspired by the Baltimore accent.
Whether it's on ESPN Radio or SportsCenter at Night, Scott Van Pelt always ends his segment with Tim Kurkjian by mentioning names in a Baltimore accent that feature at least one fronted 'o'.
Music
Singer and songwriter Mary Prankster uses several examples of Baltimore slang in her song, "Blue Skies Over Dundalk," from an album of the same name, including, "There will be O fans going down the ocean, sweetheart."
See also
- List of people from Baltimore
- Baltimore Culture
- Regional Vocabulary of American English
References
External links
- Baltimore Hon (A via Baltimorese dictionary)
- Baltimorese (with some audio)
- "Mid-Atlantic Dialects", Evolution Publishing
- In March 2011, the Voice of America's VOA Special English service broadcasts a 15-minute feature in Bawlmerese, written and voiced by VOA Special English broadcaster, photographer, dub artist, and Baltimore native Steve Ember. Transcripts and MP3 programs - aimed at those who want to learn American English - can be found in the Supplementary Lesson at Bawlmerese
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