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35738
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Hollering, used anywhere from city centers to rural farmscapes, was a form of communication used before telephones were common. Usually, hollerers had their own unique set of noises so they could be distinguished from others.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 24 Issue 3, Nov 1976,
p83-88
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Record #:
16449
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African American folk speech in the South possesses certain features which are in contrast with African American speech in other geographical areas of the country as well as with general and highland Southern dialects of whites. From a linguistic point of view this may be attributable to various reasons such as a language not usually seen in print.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 18 Issue 3, Nov 1970,
p154-157
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