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Combatting stereotypes about Appalachian dialects

  • Written by Kirk Hazen, Professor of Linguistics, West Virginia University
imageThe small city of Hazard, Kentucky, rests in the heart of Appalachia.AP Photo/David Stephenson

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 directed to the people of this region, which spans from...

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