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  • Language and Life on Ocracoke – The Living History of the Brogue: The Living History of the Brogue

    Language and Life on Ocracoke – The Living History of the Brogue by Reaser, Jeffrey; Wolfram, Walt; Gaskill, Candy;

    The Living History of the Brogue

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    Product details:

    • Publisher MP–NCA Uni of North Carolina
    • Date of Publication 30 June 2025

    • ISBN 9781469685298
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages296 pages
    • Size 214x188x19 mm
    • Weight 350 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 28 halftones, 2 maps
    • 666

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    Short description:

    A most comprehensive and linguistic look at Ocracoke to date.

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    Long description:

    In this follow-up to the celebrated Hoi Toide on the Outer Banks, Jeffrey Reaser, Walt Wolfram, and Candy Caskill have produced the most comprehensive linguistic look at Ocracoke yet. Many visitors are drawn to Ocracoke's natural beauty and fascinating dialect, known as the Ocracoke Brogue. During the summer on the island, despite the required ferry ride to even set foot there, tourists (or as the locals might call them, dingbatters or tourons) can easily outnumber residents fifteen to one. Though small in number, O'Cockers remain as iconic as the lighthouse.

    The authors have continued to study Ocracoke and the Ocracoke Brogue while also participating in and partnering with the community itself. Building on the legacy of Hoi Toide, this book includes 120 new interviews with Ocracokers, documenting their evolving language and culture. With this prolonged and comprehensive approach to the region, the authors document the island's changes, providing readers with a deeply researched, empathetic, and engagingly written snapshot of one of North Carolina's most cherished places, one with a linguistic heritage worth celebrating.

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