sixth generation
Family historyVicky was born on December 6th, 1957 in Mount Clemens, Michigan. She graduated from L'anse Creuse High School-North in 1976 and subsequently received an associate degree from Macomb Community College. Vicky worked at the Macomb Intermediate School District as a secretary until 1988, and she then returned several years later as an autism spectrum paraprofessional after raising her children.
Bradley Bolitho was born on May 14th, 1957 in Mount Clemens Michigan. He graduated from Mount Clemens High School in 1975. He works as a mechanic foreman at Servicar of Michigan in Royal Oak. Vicky and Bradley married on April 24th, 1982 in Mount Clemens, Michigan. Together they have three children, including Kirsten (Seventh Generation). They live in Clinton Twp., Michigan. |
Language HistoryBoth Vicky and Bradley were born after the Northern Cities Vowel Shift began its domino effect on all vowels. Vicky, who grew up in a slightly more rural area than Bradley, portrays a higher degree of shift than he does.
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Language sampleThe IDEA Archive provides a sample of a female speaker born in the same generation as my mother and approximately a 20 mile distance from my mother's place of birth. The vowel pronunciation, especially the "As" as in Sammy, which are converted to a more nasal pitch in an exaggeration of the Northern Cities Vowel Shift.
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