It’s been called academe’s last acceptable prejudice: that against rural, Southern students. And a new study supports that claim, suggesting that college students from Appalachia who speak a dialect ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 12—The dialect of Appalachia is often regarded by linguists as archaic and, perhaps, a bit odd. The rugged and unique ...

During the 2016 presidential election, broad support for Donald Trump came from most communities in Appalachia, where he received 63 percent of the vote. A great deal of national attention was ...

A bill moved a step forward in the Tennessee legislature that would recognize the history and culture of Appalachian people in the state. Republican State Sen. Steve Southerland of Morristown ...

Lawmakers give the pronunciation lesson in a resolution calling for an official state manual called the Tennessee Blue Book to discuss how people in Appalachia talk. A Senate panel advanced the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It’s pronounced “app-uh-latch-uh,” not “app-uh-lay-sha.” Lawmakers give the pronunciation lesson in a resolution calling for an official state manual called the Tennessee Blue Book ...

Lawmakers give the pronunciation lesson in a resolution calling for an official state manual called the Tennessee Blue Book to discuss how people in Appalachia talk. A Senate panel advanced the ...

It's pronounced "app-uh-latch-uh," not "app-uh-lay-sha." Lawmakers give the pronunciation lesson in a resolution calling for an official state manual called the Tennessee Blue Book to discuss how ...