Hoi Toide on the Outer Banks - The Story of the Ocracoke Brogue (Paperback, New edition)

As many visitors to Ocracoke will attest, the island's vibrant dialect is one of its most distinctive cultural features. In Hoi Toide on the Outer Banks , Walt Wolfram and Natalie Schilling-Estes present a fascinating account of the Ocracoke brogue. They trace its development, identify the elements of pronunciation, vocabulary, and syntax that make it unique, and even provide a glossary and quiz to enhance the reader's knowledge of 'Ocracokisms.' In the process, they offer an intriguing look at the role language plays in a culture's efforts to define and maintain itself. But Hoi Toide on the Outer Banks is more than a linguistic study. Based on extensive interviews with more than seventy Ocracoke residents of all ages and illustrated with captivating photographs by Ann Ehringhaus and Herman Lankford, the book offers valuable insight on what makes Ocracoke special. In short, by tracing the history of island speech, the authors succeed in opening a window on the history of the islanders themselves. |A comprehensive history of the evolving relationship between American slavery and the law from colonial times to the Civil War. (Please see cloth edition, published 2/96).

General

Imprint:	The University of North Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 1997
First published:	April 1997
Authors:	Natalie Schilling-Estes
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	184
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8078-4626-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > Dialectology Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > Slang & jargon Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
LSN:	0-8078-4626-0
Barcode:	9780807846261

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