Fine in the World: Lumbee Language in Time and Place by Wolfram, Walt
Fine in the World: Lumbee Language in Time and Place by Wolfram, Walt

Fine in the World: Lumbee Language in Time and Place

Stripped of their ancestral languages generations ago, the Lumbee Indians of Robeson Count, North Carolina, carved out...
CHF 31.89
CHF 31.89
SKU: 9781469661407
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 378 left in stock
Author: Walt Wolfram
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Subtotal: CHF 31.89
10 customers are viewing this product
Fine in the World: Lumbee Language in Time and Place by Wolfram, Walt

Fine in the World: Lumbee Language in Time and Place

CHF 31.89
Fine in the World: Lumbee Language in Time and Place by Wolfram, Walt

Fine in the World: Lumbee Language in Time and Place

CHF 31.89
Author: Walt Wolfram
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
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.



Author: Walt Wolfram, Clare Dannenberg, Stanley Knick
Publisher: Language and Life Project at NC State Univers
Published: 05/01/2021
Pages: 104
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.28d
ISBN: 9781469661407

About the Author
Walt Wolfram is William C. Friday Distinguished Professor at NC State University and Director of The Language and Life Project. He has pioneered research on social and ethnic dialects since the 1960s and has published twenty-three books, eight edited collections, and more than 300 articles. His books include Hoi Toide on the Outer Banks: The Story of the Ocracoke Brogue, Talkin' Tar Heel: Voices of North Carolina, and The Development of African American Language: From Infancy to Adulthood.

Clare Dannenberg is an Associate Professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage. She is the author of Sociolinguistic Constructs of Ethnic Identity: The Syntactic Delineation of a Native American English Variety.

Stanley Knick is the former Director of the Museum of the Southeast American Indian at UNC Pembroke. His publications include Along the Trail: A Reader About Native Americans and The Lumbee in Context: Toward an Understanding.

Linda E. Oxendine (Lumbee) is Professor Emeritus at UNC Pembroke. She has published articles on Lumbee culture and history and is co-author of Hail to UNCP!: A 125-Year History of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.


This title is not returnable
Shipping & Return

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Review

Related Products

Example product title
CHF 31.89
CHF 31.89
Example product title
CHF 31.89
CHF 31.89
Example product title
CHF 31.89
CHF 31.89
Example product title
CHF 31.89
CHF 31.89
Example product title
CHF 31.89
CHF 31.89
Example product title
CHF 31.89
CHF 31.89
Example product title
CHF 31.89
CHF 31.89
Example product title
CHF 31.89
CHF 31.89
Example product title
CHF 31.89
CHF 31.89
Example product title
CHF 31.89
CHF 31.89

Recently Viewed Products