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Appalachian English is American English native to the Appalachian mountain region of the Eastern United States. Historically, the term Appalachian dialect refers to a local English variety of southern Appalachia, also known as Smoky Mountain English or Southern Mountain English in American linguistics. [ 1 ]
The Appalachian dialect is a dialect of Midland American English known as the Southern Midland dialect and is spoken primarily in central and southern Appalachia. The Northern Midland dialect is spoken in the northern parts of the region, while Pittsburgh English (more commonly known as "Pittsburghese") is strongly influenced by the Appalachian ...
Appalachian Americans, or simply Appalachians, are Americans living in the geocultural area of Appalachia in the eastern United States, or their descendants. [2] [3]While not an official demographic used or recognized by the United States Census Bureau, Appalachian Americans, due to various factors, have developed their own distinct culture within larger social groupings.
Those with Appalachian accents or who use Appalachian dialect are perceived to be less educated and less wealthy. [11] There is also the incorrect theory that Appalachian English is closely related to Elizabethan English, or that it has not progressed far past Elizabethan English . [ 12 ]
Liketa to mean almost or nearly (in Alabama and Appalachian English) [73] Ordinary to mean disreputable [86] Ornery to mean bad-tempered or surly (derived from ordinary) [87] Powerful to mean great in number or amount (used as an adverb) [86] Right to mean very or extremely (used as an adverb) [88] Reckon to mean think, guess, or conclude [89]
The Appalachian region, as defined by Congress, includes all of West Virginia and parts of several other states, including Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, eastern Kentucky, Georgia, North and ...
The term "Appalachian" refers to several different regions associated with the mountain range, and its surrounding terrain. The general definition used is one followed by the United States Geological Survey and the Geological Survey of Canada to describe the respective countries' physiographic regions.
Not even the Appalachian Regional Commission’s generous definition of the region includes Butler County. However, I dislike the notion of arguing someone’s “hillbilly bonafides” because it ...