#mountain talk

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Appalachian English

Excerpt on Appalachian English from the documentary film Mountain Talk. The people of Southern Appalachia tell the story of their diverse mountain culture and dialect in this popular film. Film by NEAL HUTCHESON

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Mountain Talk (2003) is a documentary from Neal Hutcheson that’s part of NC State University’s Language and Life Project. It documents the language and culture of Southern Appalachia through interviews and conversations with native speakers around the turn of the century.

I was just thinking how the dialect is like music to my ears when Delmas Crisp said, “It’s kinda like we’re sangin’, not talkin’.” Appalachian writer Silas House has written about how mountain folks, marked by the land, are judged as soon as they open their mouthes. The rest of the country pigeonholes this region to fit stereotypes and it’s up to every Appalachian voice to either believe those portrayals or defy them. This is a really beautiful doc about the music and experiences and pluck of these communities and the moment of transition in which they find themselves.

“They asked me, said, ‘Now, you’re from the mountains, is one of your legs shorter ‘an the other?’ And I said, ‘Well, hell no it ain’t shorter ‘an the other’ because they think you’re standin’ on a hill all the time, one leg’ll grow further 'an the other... I said, ‘Well, no, my legs just as good as yours are. I outrun you today, didn’t I?”

Highly recommend checking this doc out if you’re at all interested in linguistics or Appalachian life!

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Me to a friend: HA! Bitch. You wont be able to stay up as long as I can! Also me: Though if you do get too tired please sleep I don’t want you exhausting yourself 

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Things that have been said in my drama class

“Those ain’t real yeezies.” ‘What-?’ “They aren’t real uggs, those fake ass yeezies” ‘No, they are not in fact, real.’ “Betrayal.” “WAIT SO THE WHOLE POINT OF STUDENT LEADERSHIP WAS SO YOU COULD GET A BREAK WHEN YOU DIDN’T WANT TO TEACH?!” ‘Mostly, yes.’ “Yo- Aye- What’s your last name?” ‘Huh?’ “What’s your last name?” ‘Oh- it’s [Last name]. Why?’ “*raises hand* mISS [Last name] I’M DEAD INSIDE CAN I GO DIE IN THE BATHROOM” ‘Oh my god-’ “*Gasp* Oooh~ I can slay at make-up! Gather-round my children come look at pictures on my Instagram.“ “*Literally everyone in the class quoting vines*” “Bye bitches I’m going to do my acting in a video for the film-making class to prove how good I am at acting.” “CAN I SEE PEEP I WANNA DO HIS HAIR” ‘No- I’m trying to talk right now-’ “YES OKAY BUT CONSITER THIS- PLEASE“ ‘[Name] You can hold Peep during class time to be his bodyguard since everyone wants him.’ “ThAtS NoT fAiR?!?“ “Can I bring my Vaporeon to class just to hold her?” ‘*stares for a moment before nodding.* Sure..’ “*Coughing and sounding like they’re about to kneel over and die*” ‘Hey can you maybe go sit in the corner and die quietly we need to concentrate‘  “The little mermaid was so fucking basic like honestly she falls in love with the guy and gets the guy what else is new.” ‘That’s,, because it’s Disney.’  “Why the hecc are we trying to turn Disney movies into theater plays?? There’s so many special effects I mean-- take a look at Moana or Little mermaid or Beauty and the Beast?? That's gonna be so hard-” ‘NO ONE ASKED YOU SHUT UP’ “‘[name]!! DoN’t Be RuDe”‘ “Okay everyone get in the circle it’s story time!!” ‘*Everyone making noises or cheers of delight*’ “Waitwaitwait gimme peep I have a story.” ‘Kkay, here. *Trading off the little plush*’ “Okay, here, everyone shut up. *Starts singing ‘Lost Boy’*” “*Three minutes later everyone is singing songs together in the circle*” “I love your singing voice so much!! You and [Name] are amazing!!” ‘sHuSh?!’ “For The Little Mermaid, the lead actress has to be a decent singer.” ‘[my name] HAS TO DO IT SHE WAS THE GREATEST FEMALE SINGER’  “Okay everyone listen up today we’re going to-” ‘Bitch I don’t take orders from you.’ “[Name]!!” “Okay but if my friend lives in space can they still join drama club?” ‘If they can help out with the play in anyway then sure.’ “wHOOP” “I want to fucking die.” ‘*Everyone in the classroom says ‘same’*’ “they're FLYING DRONES OUTSIDE” ‘Wait no everyone sit back dow-’ *Everyone rushes outside to watch* “Wait so we aren’t gonna watch Mean Girls?” ‘No, we’re gonna d-’ “IM OUT” ‘[name] come back-’ “BYE BITCHES I’LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. *Leaves the classroom.* *Everyone sighs in annoyance*”  “*One girl crouches down to pick up a pencil*” ‘*Another grabs her arm and pulls her up.* No!! No mental break downs in class!! Not again!!’  “We aren’t doing the circle today, Class.” ‘*Sad noises and groans around the room.*’ “yEET- *Chucks empty water bottle across room at the recycle bin*”  ‘*Class goes crazy as it made it in*’ “Are we your favorite class?” ‘I’ll be honest with you. Drama is my favorite subject to teach, I’ve told you this many times before, But today, I’ve gotta say Fourth Period was my favorite class.’ “*Standing up out of chair and slamming hands on desk.* YOU HEAR THAT GUYS?! WE GOTTA STEP UP OUR G A M E” “Can we do the dancing thing since it’s too late to do a lesson but we still have time?” ‘Sure.‘ “*Cue [Name1] Jumping on desks to dance with music, sliding down on chairs, droppin it low, being the best dancer ever*” “*Cue [Name2] Attempting to jump off a desk during their dance and almost hitting their head*” “*Cue [Name3] To turn on their glow shoes and be in the middle of the first two dancers*” I will update this everyday after school to add more things that have been said, just because I love my drama class that much.

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Meal time!

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Now I’ll have you know

that it’s December 19th and my family still has not put up the Christmas tree