We may think of home as a place or feeling, but for Rachel Hargrave, home is connected to how we speak. Rachel Hargrave is one of 14 recipients of the Fralin Undergraduate Research Fellowship.

In his book, Hirsh points out that the similarity between modern words and the Appalachian dialect incorrectly reinforces the impression of a lack of education. The word tetchy for example, is not a ...

Accents center on the pronunciation of words, while dialects encompass pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. Here, the subjects of Grant Wood's American Gothic channel speaking styles popular in ...