Hoi Toide on the Outer Banks
The Story of the Ocracoke Brogue
Walt Wolfram
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 11/2000
Pages: 184
Subject: Social Science, Language Arts and Disciplines
| University of North Carolina
Print ISBN: 9.78E+12
eBook ISBN: 9780807866375
DESCRIPTION
As many visitors to Ocracoke will attest, the island's vibrant
dialect is one of its most distinctive cultural features. In Hoi
Toide on the Outer Banks, Walt Wolfram and Natalie
Schilling-Estes present a fascinating account of the Ocracoke
brogue. They trace its development, identify the elements of
pronunciation, vocabulary, and syntax that make it unique, and even
provide a glossary and quiz to enhance the reader's knowledge of
'Ocracokisms.' In the process, they offer an intriguing look at the
role language plays in a culture's efforts to define and maintain
itself. But Hoi Toide on the Outer Banks is more than a
linguistic study. Based on extensive interviews with more than
seventy Ocracoke residents of all ages and illustrated with
captivating photographs by Ann Ehringhaus and Herman Lankford, the
book offers valuable insight on what makes Ocracoke special. In
short, by tracing the history of island speech, the authors succeed
in opening a window on the history of the islanders themselves.
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