Language diversity isn't always celebrated on campus, a linguist writes in a new article, callomg dialect the 'last acceptable personal trait to make fun of.' An in-depth dialect study from NC State ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 12—The dialect of Appalachia is often regarded by linguists as archaic and, perhaps, a bit odd. The rugged and unique ...

During the 2016 presidential election, broad support for Donald Trump came from most communities in Appalachia, where he received 63 percent of the vote. A great deal of national attention was ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A new resolution at the Tennessee State Capitol is putting a spotlight on Appalachian culture and the way people speak throughout the region. The measure, which passed both ...

It’s been called academe’s last acceptable prejudice: that against rural, Southern students. And a new study supports that claim, suggesting that college students from Appalachia who speak a dialect ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It’s pronounced “app-uh-latch-uh,” not “app-uh-lay-sha.” Lawmakers give the pronunciation lesson in a resolution calling for an official state manual called the Tennessee Blue Book ...

Everyone who has heard the stereotypes of Appalachian hillbillies and every “misguided individual” who has described Appalachian speech as incorrect should take a look at “Talking Appalachian,” edited ...

Lawmakers give the pronunciation lesson in a resolution calling for an official state manual called the Tennessee Blue Book to discuss how people in Appalachia talk. A Senate panel advanced the ...

During the 2016 presidential election, broad support for Donald Trump came from most communities in Appalachia, where he received 63 percent of the vote. A great deal of national attention was ...

An in-depth dialect study from NC State University researchers shows that some students from rural Appalachia feel that their dialects put them at a disadvantage in a college classroom, even in the ...

It's pronounced "app-uh-latch-uh," not "app-uh-lay-sha." Lawmakers give the pronunciation lesson in a resolution calling for an official state manual called the Tennessee Blue Book to discuss how ...