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Fine in the world : Lumbee language in time and place / by Wolfram, Walt,1941-(CARDINAL)149498; North Carolina State University.Humanities Extension / Publications.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-92).
Subjects: English language; Lumbee Indians;
Available copies: 12 / Total copies: 14
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Dialects and the Ocracoke brogue : the molding of a dialect. by Wolfram, Walt,1941-(CARDINAL)149498;
Subjects: English language;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Queen family [videorecording] : Appalachian tradition & back porch music / by Hutcheson, Neal.; Wolfram, Walt,1941-(CARDINAL)149498; North Carolina Language and Life Project.;
The Queen family - Appalachian tradition & back porch music (32 min.) -- Mary Jane Queen - Appalachian ballads & songs (12 min.) -- The Queen family plays mountain music (26 min.).Camera/editor, Neal Hutcheson.The mountains of Appalachia are home to a folk music tradition that traces its roots to England, Scotland, and Ireland. Picking up the African banjo and other influences in its evolution, this tradition gave rise to gospel, bluegrass and country music. ... the Queen family of Western North Carolina have come to represent Southern Appalachian heritage and a way of life that's passing, but not yet gone"--Container.DVD.
Subjects: Queen Family (Musical group); Music; Old-time music;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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The Queen family : [videorecording] Appalachian tradition & back porch music / by Hutcheson, Neal.(CARDINAL)887014; Wolfram, Walt,1941-(CARDINAL)149498; North Carolina Language and Life Project.(CARDINAL)786340;
The Queen family : Appalachian tradition & back porch music (32 min.) -- Mary Jane Queen: Appalachian ballads and songs (12 min.) -- The Queen family plays mountain music (26 min.)Credits: Camera/editor, Neal Hutcheson."The mountains of Appalachia are home to a folk music tradition that traces its roots to England, Scotland and Ireland. Picking up the African banjo and other influences in its evolution, this tradition gave rise to gospel, bluegrass and country music. The Queen family of Western North Carolina have come to represent Southern Appalachian heritage and a way of life that's passing, but not yet gone." -- containerDVD.
Subjects: Queen Family (Musical group); Music; Music; Old-time music; Old-time music; Folk music;
© c2005., North Carolina State University Humanities Extension,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Appalachian speech / by Wolfram, Walt,1941-; Christian, Donna.; Center for Applied Linguistics.;
Bibliography: pages [187]-190.
Subjects: English language; English language;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Appalachian speech by Wolfram, Walt,1941-(CARDINAL)149498; Christian, Donna.(CARDINAL)181775; Center for Applied Linguistics.(CARDINAL)121164;
Subjects: English language; English language;
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The study of social dialects in American English / by Wolfram, Walt,1941-(CARDINAL)149498; Fasold, Ralph W.(CARDINAL)123568;
Bibliography: pages 218-227.
Subjects: English language; Speech and social status.; Linguistics;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Talkin' tar heel : how our voices tell the story of North Carolina / by Wolfram, Walt,1941-(CARDINAL)149498; Reaser, Jeffrey,1976-(CARDINAL)317767;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Tar Heels in North Cackalacky -- The Origins of Language Diversity in North Carolina -- Landscaping Dialect: From Manteo to Murphy -- Talkin? Country and City -- The Outer Banks Brogue -- Mountain Talk -- African American Speech in North Carolina -- The Legacy of American Indian Languages -- Lumbee English: Tar Heel American Indian Dialect -- Carolina del Norte: Latino Tar Heels -- Celebrating Language Diversity."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. "--Description based on print version record.
Subjects: English language; English language; English language; Americanisms;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Ocracoke brogue [videorecording]. by Schilling-Estes, Natalie.(CARDINAL)211201; Wolfram, Walt,1941-(CARDINAL)149498; North Carolina State University.North Carolina Language and Life Project.; Ocracoke Preservation Society.(CARDINAL)487865;
Produced and directed by Phyllis Blanton & Karen Waters; executive producer Walt Wolfram.Narrator, Natalie Schilling-Estes.Interviews with locals of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, defining and pronouncing terms of the dialect found on the island, and discussing influences on the development of this dialect.Adults.VHS.
Subjects: English language; North Caroliniana.;
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Black-white speech relationships / by Wolfram, Walt,1941-(CARDINAL)149498; Clarke, Nona H.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-161).Problems confronting the investigator of Gullah, by L.D. Turner.--The relationship of the speech of American Negroes to the speech of whites, by R.I. McDavid & V.G. McDavid.--Toward a new perspective in Negro English dialectology, by B.L. Bailey.--Continuity and change in American Negro dialects. Sociolinguistic factors in the history of American Negro dialects. By W.A. Stewart.--Dialect research: mythology and reality, by L.M. Davis.--Black through white: patterns of communication in Africa and the New World, by D. Dalby.--Black-white speech differences revisited by W. Wolfram.
Subjects: Black English.; African Americans; English language;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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