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    • Appalachian English's storied history

      The News Courier, Athens, Ala. via Yahoo News· 2 years ago

      Oct. 12—The dialect of Appalachia is often regarded by linguists as archaic and, perhaps, a bit odd. The rugged and unique language displays the remnants of the Scotch-Irish travelers and other ...

    • The Culture of Appalachia: Why do we speak the way we do?

      WVNS Bluefield via Yahoo News· 4 months ago

      GHENT, WV (WVNS) — The language of the Appalachian people is unique in its own way. A usual stereotype of West Virginia in general is that people who are not from here often think that the southern ...

    • The Cherokees, Sequoyah and the Trail of Tears

      The Cherokees, Sequoyah and the Trail of Tears

      The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 4 months ago

      One of Chad Berry’s early slides during his Feb. 8 talk on Appalachia and its people acknowledged that Berea College, like East Tennessee, is located on...

    • Poet Laureate stresses all Appalachians have story to tell

      The Daily Independent, Ashland, Ky. via Yahoo News· 9 months ago

      Sep. 15—ASHLAND — Being Appalachian is being proud to claim you're from Appalachia, poet laureate Silas House told those gathered at the closing of the Appalachian Regional Commission's 2023 ...