Vance Randolph meticulously documented the customs and practices of Ozarkers, both their dialect and, in this book, their superstitions and magical practices. It's an interesting read to get a glimpse of a culture that's now mostly gone, as modernization was beginning to take hold in the Ozarks even...
This is a very colloquially written but comprehensive survey of Ozark dialect. The authors discuss the history of Ozark dialect, regional variations, grammar, euphemisms, taboos, use of the dialect in fiction, and end the book with a glossary of Ozark words and phrases.It's not organized like a refe...