It's pronounced "app-uh-latch-uh," not "app-uh-lay-sha." Lawmakers give the pronunciation lesson in a resolution calling for an official state manual called the Tennessee Blue Book to discuss how ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 12—The dialect of Appalachia is often regarded by linguists as archaic and, perhaps, a bit odd. The rugged and unique ...

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 ...

A bill moved a step forward in the Tennessee legislature that would recognize the history and culture of Appalachian people in the state. Republican State Sen. Steve Southerland of Morristown ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It's pronounced "app-uh-latch-uh," not "app-uh-lay-sha." Lawmakers give the pronunciation lesson in a resolution calling for the state's Tennessee Blue Book to discuss how ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A new resolution at the Tennessee State Capitol is putting a spotlight on Appalachian culture and the way people speak throughout the region. The measure, which passed both ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – If anyone has ever told you – you talk funny – you might be from Appalachia. Some Tennessee lawmakers hope a bill they’re considering will help shatter stereotypes about ...

It’s been called academe’s last acceptable prejudice: that against rural, Southern students. And a new study supports that claim, suggesting that college students from Appalachia who speak a dialect ...

In this undated file photo, Davy Crockett, American pioneer and member of the U.S. Congress, is shown in a portrait drawing. It’s pronounced "app-uh-latch-uh," not "app-uh-lay-sha.” Lawmakers give the ...