Western Pennsylvania English

Western Pennsylvania English
Western Pennsylvania English
Pittsburgh English, Pittsburghese
Region	Western Pennsylvania
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Ingvaeonic Anglo–Frisian Anglic English North American English American English Western Pennsylvania English; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Early forms	Old English Middle English Early Modern English ; ;
Writing system	English alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	west2919
	Appalachia (in white) overlaid with dialect regions defined by the 2006 ANAE. Western Pennsylvania English can be seen in orange.

Western Pennsylvania English, known more narrowly as Pittsburgh English or popularly as Pittsburghese, is a dialect of American English native primarily to the western half of Pennsylvania, centered on the city of Pittsburgh, but potentially appearing in some speakers as far north as Erie County, as far west as Youngstown, Ohio, and as far south as Clarksburg, West Virginia.^[1]^[2] Commonly associated with the working class of Pittsburgh, users of the dialect are colloquially known as "Yinzers". The dialect is even heard in the town of Hancock, Maryland.

^ Labov, Ash & Boberg (2006), pp. 130, 133.
^ "Do You Speak American . Sea to Shining Sea . American Varieties . Pittsburghese - PBS". PBS.

[FOOTNOTELabovAshBoberg2006130,_133-1] Labov, Ash & Boberg (2006), pp. 130, 133.

[2] "Do You Speak American . Sea to Shining Sea . American Varieties . Pittsburghese - PBS". PBS.

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