Talkin' tar heel : how our voices tell the story of North Carolina /

Talkin' tar heel : how our voices tell the story of North Carolina /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Wolfram, Walt, 1941- author.
Imprint:	Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2014]
Description:	xiii, 331 pages ; 25 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	English language -- Dialects -- North Carolina. English language -- Dialects -- North Carolina -- Electronic information resources. English language -- North Carolina. Americanisms -- North Carolina. Americanisms. English language. English language -- Dialects. Language and languages. Tar Heel (Nickname) North Carolina -- Languages. North Carolina.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9973763

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Other authors / contributors:	Reaser, Jeffrey, 1976- author.
ISBN:	9781469614366 (hardback) 1469614367 (hardback) 9781469614373 (ebook)
Notes:	The book is enhanced by maps and illustrations and augmented by more than 100 audio and video recordings, which can be found online at talkintarheel.com. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Are you considered a "dingbatter," or outsider, when you visit the Outer Banks? Have you ever noticed a picture in your house hanging a little "sigogglin," or crooked? Do you enjoy spending time with your "buddyrow," or close friend? Drawing on over two decades of research and 3,000 recorded interviews from every corner of the state, Walt Wolfram and Jeffrey Reaser's lively book introduces readers to the unique regional, social, and ethnic dialects of North Carolina, as well as its major languages, including American Indian languages and Spanish. Considering how we speak as a reflection of our past and present, Wolfram and Reaser show how languages and dialects are a fascinating way to understand our state's rich and diverse cultural heritage. The book is enhanced by maps and illustrations and augmented by more than 100 audio and video recordings, which can be found online at talkintarheel.com. "--

Table of Contents:

Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Tar Heels in North Cackalacky
2. The Origins of Language Diversity in North Carolina
3. Landscaping Dialect: From Manteo to Murphy r
4. Talkin' Country and City
5. The Outer Banks Brogue
6. Mountain Talk
7. African American Speech in North Carolina
8. The Legacy of American Indian Languages
9. Lumbee English: Tar Heel American Indian Dialect
10. Carolina del Norte: Latino Tar Heels
11. Celebrating Language Diversity
Notes
Index of Dialect Words and Phrases
Index of Subjects