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Language and life on Ocracoke : the living history of the brogue /

"In this follow-up to the celebrated Hoi Toide on the Outer Banks, Jeffrey Reaser, Walt Wolfram, and Candy Gaskill 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 Brogu...

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Main Authors:	Reaser, Jeffrey, 1976- (Author), Wolfram, Walt, 1941- (Author), Gaskill, Candy (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2025]
Subjects:	English language > Dialects > North Carolina > Ocracoke Island. Ocracoke Island (N.C.) > Languages. HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) TRAVEL / United States / South / South Atlantic (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) English language > Dialects North Carolina > Ocracoke Island North Carolina

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