Walt Wolfram: 7 books
Talkin' Tar Heel
How Our Voices Tell the Story of North Carolina
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014
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...
Hoi Toide on the Outer Banks
The Story of the Ocracoke Brogue
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2000
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...
Talking Appalachian
Voice, Identity, and Community
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2013
Tradition, community, and pride are fundamental aspects of the history of Appalachia, and the language of the region is a living testament to its rich heritage. Despite the persistence of unflattering stereotypes and cultural discrimination associated with their style of speech, Appalachians have...
American English
Dialects and Variation
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2015
The new edition of this classic text chronicles recent breakthrough developments in the field of American English, covering regional, ethnic, and gender-based differences.
Now accompanied by a companion website with an extensive array of sound files, video clips, and other online materials to...
by Carolyn Temple Adger, Walt Wolfram, Donna Christian
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2014
This book describes dialect differences in American English and their impact on education and everyday life. It explores some of the major issues that confront educational practitioners and suggests what practitioners can do to recognize students’ language abilities, support their language development,...
American English
Dialects and Variation
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2015
The new edition of this classic text chronicles recent breakthrough developments in the field of American English, covering regional, ethnic, and gender-based differences.
Now accompanied by a companion website with an extensive array of sound files, video clips, and other online materials to...
Dialects at School
Educating Linguistically Diverse Students
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2017
Like its predecessor, Dialects in Schools and Communities, this book illuminates major language-related issues that educational practitioners confront, such as responding to dialect related features in students’ speech and writing, teaching Standard English, teaching students about dialects, and...