Fine in the World: Lumbee Language in Time and Place

by Clare J. Dannenberg, Walt Wolfram, Stanley Knick, et al.

Book Overview

Stripped of their ancestral languages generations ago, the Lumbee Indians of Robeson Count, North Carolina, carved out a unique dialect of English to maintain their linguistic identity. The story of Lumbee English is one of the most remarkable narratives of linguistic adaptability and cultural perseverance ever documented in the history of American English dialects.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469661403
• ISBN13: 9781469661407
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: NC State University Language and Life Project
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.5" x 9.3"