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Peer reviewedWolfram, Walt; Schilling-Estes, Natalie – Southwest Journal of Linguistics, 1995
Discusses Ocracoke English as an endangered dialect, examining the social responsibility linguists and dialectologists should assume in documenting and disseminating information about the state of moribund dialects and describing a community-based, collaborative model involving the development of materials and programs that foster knowledge of and…
Descriptors: Geographic Regions, Language Maintenance, Language Skill Attrition, Language Variation
Peer reviewedWolfram, Walt; And Others – Journal of Sociolinguistics, 1997
Examines the nature of language diversity in the small, isolated community of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, where a lone African American family has resided for over 130 years. (57 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Blacks, Context Effect, Cultural Isolation
Peer reviewedWolfram, Walt; Schilling-Estes, Natalie – Language, 1995
Examines Ocracoke English (OE), a dialect of American English spoken on Ocracoke Island, located off the coast of North Carolina. The article presents linguistic and sociolinguistic evidence that OE is an endangered dialect and describes the development of a community-based preservation program paralleling proactive programs implemented for…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Charts, Cultural Influences, Cultural Isolation
