The fifth volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture explores language and dialect in the South, including English and its numerous regional variants, Native American languages, and other non-English languages spoken over time by the region's immigrant communities.
Among the more than sixty entries are eleven on indigenous languages and major essays on French, Spanish, and German. Each of these provides both historical and contemporary perspectives, identifying the language's location, number of speakers, vitality, and sample distinctive features. The book...
The fifth volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture explores language and dialect in the South, including English and its numerous reg...
The ten essays in "The Crucible of Carolina" explore the connections between the language and culture of South Carolina's barrier islands, West Africa, the Caribbean, and England. Decades before any formal, scholarly interest in South Carolina barrier life, outsiders had been commenting on and documenting the "African" qualities of the region's black inhabitants. These qualities have long been manifest in their language, religious practices, music, and material culture.
Although direct contact between South Carolina and Africa continued until the Civil War, the era of Caribbean contact...
The ten essays in "The Crucible of Carolina" explore the connections between the language and culture of South Carolina's barrier islands, West Afr...
Two of Verna Mae Slone's most beloved books -- How We Talked and Common Folks -- are now available in a single edition. How We Talked is a timeless piece of literature, a free-form combination of glossary and memoir that uses native expressions to depict everyday life in Caney Creek, Kentucky. In addition to phrases and their meanings, the book contains sections on the customs and wisdom of Slone's community, a collection of children's rhymes, and stories and superstitions unique to Appalachia. More than just a dictionary, How We Talked is a rich compendium of life "on Caney," offering an...
Two of Verna Mae Slone's most beloved books -- How We Talked and Common Folks -- are now available in a single edition. How We Talked is a timeless...
Boy and Shannon are running from the jackals. They find themselves trapped. A new angel takes Shannon to another time and tries to take Shannon's soul. Boy finds the second book then fights in the ring of blood.
Noah's new love is taken from him. He meets new people and finds new friends, new angels, and some giants. He fights dinosaurs and spiders to stay alive and tries to find his father and friends. It all comes down to the end. Who lives?
Boy and Shannon are running from the jackals. They find themselves trapped. A new angel takes Shannon to another time and tries to take Shannon's s...
Ten essays explore the connections between the language and culture of South Carolina's barrier islands, West Africa, the Caribbean, and England. The work covers such topics as names and naming, the language of religious rituals, basket-making traditions, creole discourse patterns, and the grammatical morphology of Gullah.
Ten essays explore the connections between the language and culture of South Carolina's barrier islands, West Africa, the Caribbean, and England. The ...
