New York City Borough Accent - Not borough, but class and ethnicity

This tiktok is a laudable and earnest analysis from a New Jersian! using Labov's classic work to move away from borough and use class and ethnicity. Not sure the person totally understands vowel analysis, but still. Cool! [Published on 09-01-2025]

Posted by Kara Becker on September 3, 2025

Tags:
Labov, William;
New York City English

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