LL-L "Language varieties" 2002.03.27 (09) [E]

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Language varieties

Dear Lowlanders,

Those of you who are interested in English, especially American,
dialects and Scottish and Irish as well as Native American influences on
them ought to check out the following online article published by North
Carolina State University:

"NC State University Sociolinguist Tracing Roots of Lumbee Language"
http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/univ_relations/news_services/press_releases/98_11/374.htm

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"We were surprised to find examples of dialectal affinity to the Outer
Banks," says Wolfram, "but they are isolated examples." He suggests that
more likely, both speech communities shared a common Scots-Irish English
dialect influence, which also is apparent in Appalachian speech.
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Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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