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The Distinctive Dialect of Ocracoke Island
July 20, 2025 9:09 am
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The distinctive dialect of Ocracoke Island is lovingly explored in the new book Language and Life on Ocracoke: The Living History of the Brogue (Bookshop|Amazon) by North Carolina State professors Jeffrey Reaser and Walt Wolfram and fourth-generation Ocracoke resident, Candy Gaskill. This is part of a complete episode.
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