Moribund Dialects and the Endangerment Canon: The Case of the Ocracoke Brogue.

Wolfram, Walt; Schilling-Estes, Natalie

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ERIC Number: EJ518126

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Publication Date: 1995

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Moribund Dialects and the Endangerment Canon: The Case of the Ocracoke Brogue.

Wolfram, Walt; Schilling-Estes, Natalie

Language, v71 n4 p696-721 Dec 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 endangered language situations. (51 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Change Agents, Charts, Cultural Influences, Cultural Isolation, Data Analysis, Diachronic Linguistics, Graphs, Language Attitudes, North American English, Regional Dialects, Social Values, Tables (Data)

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: North Carolina

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