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 ...

We may think of home as a place or feeling, but for Rachel Hargrave, home is connected to how we speak. Rachel Hargrave is one of 14 recipients of the Fralin Undergraduate Research Fellowship.

Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Days will be a week-long celebration of Southern Appalachian culture, featuring a lecture on the Appalachian dialect, the annual Rooted in the Mountains ...

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When Jennifer K.N. Heinmiller inherited the million-word project that would become the “Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English,” its principal author had blown past several deadlines, lost his ...

BIG STONE GAP — The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park will celebrate its History/Culture Day on Saturday, June 18, from 10:30 a.m. to noon with a special presentation from local author ...