Tennessee lawmakers have passed a resolution affirming that Appalachian English is a “fully legitimate dialect and most deserving of the respect afforded other dialects of American English.” This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Appalachian Dialect Affirmed”
I was pleased to see that Tennessee lawmakers have passed a resolution that states that Appalachian English is a fully legitimate dialect and most deserving of the respect afforded other dialects of American English.
Outstanding. I agree.
Yeah, I would like to see that same resolution passed by our friends in the Northeast and the Northwest.
Yeah, every dialect deserves that proclamation, right?
Yeah.
It’s easy to pick on the small dialects that aren’t part of the mainstream, but there’s no reason to.
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