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Item Details
Title:
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HOI TOIDE ON THE OUTER BANKS
THE STORY OF THE OCRACOKE BROGUE |
By: |
Walt Wolfram, Natalie Schilling-Estes |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£25.50 |
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ISBN 10: |
0807846260 |
ISBN 13: |
9780807846261 |
Publisher: |
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS |
Pub. date: |
7 April, 1997 |
Pages: |
184 |
Description: |
Presents an account of the Ocracoke brogue - the vibrant dialect of the maritime community on Ocracoke island. The text traces its development, identifies the elements of pronunciation, vocabulary and syntax, and provide a glossary and quiz to enhance the reader's knowledge of "Ocracokisms". |
Synopsis: |
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). |
Illustrations: |
20 illustrations, 3 tables, 5 maps, bibliography, index |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
The University of North Carolina Press |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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