BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Lexington Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Lexington Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:91b54cbb-944c-480a-9933-d3ed423ffcaa SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260805T232839Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250329T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250329T160000 SUMMARY:The Myths and Realities of Appalachian Englishes LOCATION:Central Library\nCentral Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Central Library;X-APPLE-RA DIUS=10;X-TITLE=Central Library:geo:38.0455385,-84.496328 GEO:38.0455385;-84.496328 DESCRIPTION:A Talk with Dr. Jennifer Cramer.\nhttps://lexpublib.libnet.inf o/event/12660996 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Have you ever heard someone say that peopl e from the Appalachian Mountains sound like Shakespeare? Or maybe you&rsqu o\;ve been told that the language spoken there is frozen in time. These an d other misconceptions about the linguistic varieties employed by Appalach ians have hidden the vibrant and dynamic nature of their language and help ed to perpetuate the idea that speakers of these dialects are old-fashione d and backwards. This presentation examines the myths and realities surrou nding Appalachian Englishes by providing evidence that these varieties\, l ike all others\, are constantly changing.

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Presented by Kentucky Hu manities and the Lexington Public Library.

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