Chicago Dialect Project

Back at the end of November, 2018, David Durian appeared on NPR's The Morning Shift, talking about Chicago street name pronunciations. Here's a link to the audio of that appearance. Enjoy!

From Paulina To Throop: The Origin Story Of Chicago’s Accent, Pronunciations As much as we may not notice it, in Chicago we have some interesting and unique ways of pronouncing streets. Think Devon, Paulina, Throop and Desplaines. Our pals over at WBEZ’s Curious City say that, over the years, lots of listeners have asked why Chicagoans pronounce street names and other thin...