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The Disappearing American Dialect of North Carolina

Why it was recommended

A tiny, dying dialect that sounds nothing like the rest of the American South.

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What it covers

A short Great Big Story piece on the Ocracoke Brogue, or Hoi Toider dialect, spoken on North Carolina's Outer Banks, which developed through centuries of isolation and traces. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel
Great Big Story
Length
3 min 1 sec
Year
2016
Open on YouTube

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