Record #:

35748

Author(s):

Warner, Anne; Warner, Frank L.

Abstract:

An unusual pattern of speech arose on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, namely switching the ‘v’ and ‘w’ sounds at the beginning of words. The authors were given an example of a song that included this phenomenon, “Wictory shall be mine.”

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 25 Issue 2, Nov 1977, p75-77 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folk speech; Folk music; Folk songs