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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Univ of Tennessee Pr
Publication date
November 30, 2013
Pages
240
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781621900023
ISBN-10
1621900029
Dimensions
1 by 8 by 10 in.
Weight
1.90 lbs.
Original list price
$95.00
Other format details
university press
Summaries and Reviews
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In North Carolina English, 1861â1865, Michael E. Ellis offers an Oxford English Dictionaryâlike take on regional language based on more than two thousand letters and diaries composed by North Carolinians during the Civil War. These documents are part of a larger project, the Corpus of American Civil War Letters (CACWL), aimed at locating, photographing, and transcribing letters written during the period from all parts of the country. With little formal education, the correspondents were men and women who wrote âby ear,â often reproducing their spoken language through unconventional spellings and grammatical forms, as well as regional or archaic words and usages.
   The core of the book is an alphabetically arranged glossary of words and expressions characteristic of midânineteenth century North Carolina, each containing excerpts from the letters themselves to illustrate meaning and usage. While the majority of the writers were Confederate soldiers and their family members, the collection also includes letters from slaves, former slaves, and African Americans from North Carolina serving in the Union Army. The soldiersâ letters rarely contain details about battles, except to list the names of relatives or neighbors among the killed or wounded. After a battle, a soldier might simply write, âthe Like of ded men an horses I never saw beforeâ or âwe hav lost a heep of men and kild a heep of yankeys.â As Joel Howard of Lincoln County wrote home in June 1863, âI have bin in the ware and Saw the ware and heard tell of the ware till I have got tired of it. if I Could get clear of this ware I neve[r] want to Read of A nother.â
   Food is perhaps the most common topic, followed by illness. Numerous terms relate to farming, clothing, religion, and the effects of the war itself, as well as entries for expressions that have long since disappeared from American English: in the gants, on the goose, and up the spout.
   In addition to the glossary, Ellis offers an extensive overview of North Carolina English of the period, delves into the social background of the letter writers, and provides invaluable guidance to the ways in which Civil War letters should be read. A unique window into a largely neglected corner of our extraordinarily rich and regionally distinct language, this volume will prove an indispensable reference for scholars and students seeking to reconstruct the world of the common Civil War soldier.
   The core of the book is an alphabetically arranged glossary of words and expressions characteristic of midânineteenth century North Carolina, each containing excerpts from the letters themselves to illustrate meaning and usage. While the majority of the writers were Confederate soldiers and their family members, the collection also includes letters from slaves, former slaves, and African Americans from North Carolina serving in the Union Army. The soldiersâ letters rarely contain details about battles, except to list the names of relatives or neighbors among the killed or wounded. After a battle, a soldier might simply write, âthe Like of ded men an horses I never saw beforeâ or âwe hav lost a heep of men and kild a heep of yankeys.â As Joel Howard of Lincoln County wrote home in June 1863, âI have bin in the ware and Saw the ware and heard tell of the ware till I have got tired of it. if I Could get clear of this ware I neve[r] want to Read of A nother.â
   Food is perhaps the most common topic, followed by illness. Numerous terms relate to farming, clothing, religion, and the effects of the war itself, as well as entries for expressions that have long since disappeared from American English: in the gants, on the goose, and up the spout.
   In addition to the glossary, Ellis offers an extensive overview of North Carolina English of the period, delves into the social background of the letter writers, and provides invaluable guidance to the ways in which Civil War letters should be read. A unique window into a largely neglected corner of our extraordinarily rich and regionally distinct language, this volume will prove an indispensable reference for scholars and students seeking to reconstruct the world of the common Civil War soldier.
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Hardcover
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from Univ of Tennessee Pr (November 30, 2013)
9781621900023 | details & prices | 240 pages | 8.00 × 10.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.90 lbs | List price $95.00
About: In North Carolina English, 1861â1865, Michael E.
About: In North Carolina English, 1861â1865, Michael E.
Paperback
Revised edition from St Martins Pr (March 1, 1998); titled "Let''s Go New York City Map Guide"
9780312181246 | details & prices | 4.00 × 8.50 × 0.25 in. | 0.15 lbs | List price $8.95
This edition also contains North Carolina English, 1861-1865: A Guide and Glossary
This edition also contains North Carolina English, 1861-1865: A Guide and Glossary
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