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[[File:Inland North IPA.PNG|upright=1.5|right|thumb|Based on Labov et al.; averaged F1/F2 means for speakers from the Inland North. Note that {{IPA|/æ/}} is higher and fronter than {{IPA|/ɛ/}}, while {{IPA|/ʌ/}} is more retracted than {{IPA|/ɑ/|cat=no}}.]]
A '''Midwestern accent''' (which may refer to [[Midwestern American English (disambiguation)|other dialectal accents]] as well), '''Chicago accent''', or '''Great Lakes accent''' are all common names in the United States for the sound quality produced by speakers of this dialect. Many of the characteristics listed here are not necessarily unique to the region and are oftentimes found elsewhere in the [[Midwest]].
===Northern Cities Vowel Shift===
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