Hoi Toid on the Outer Banks

Record #:

25107

Author(s):

Wolfram, Walt

Abstract:

Citizens of the villages on the barrier islands of North Carolina have spoken a distinctive English dialect not found outside of the Outer Banks. Dr. Walt Wolfram, a professor at NC State and researcher of North Carolina dialects, describes the Outer Banks brogue and highlights the importance of documenting it for future generations.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 55 Issue 2, Spring 2016, p10-11, il, por, map

Subject(s):

Outer Banks--Culture; English language--Dialects--Outer Banks