. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. SKEE-WHIFFED broken; damaged Some natives say their ancestors sailed straight to the Outer Banks from England. "My suspicion is that there was a bit more migration between the mainland," Wolfram says. Most likely, Ocracoke's first settlers came from southeast England by way of the Maryland and Virginia colonies. The first records show English ship pilots staking land in 1715. In addition to finding strong affinities of the dialect to Appala- chian English, Wolfram has noted links to the dialects
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. SKEE-WHIFFED broken; damaged Some natives say their ancestors sailed straight to the Outer Banks from England. "My suspicion is that there was a bit more migration between the mainland," Wolfram says. Most likely, Ocracoke's first settlers came from southeast England by way of the Maryland and Virginia colonies. The first records show English ship pilots staking land in 1715. In addition to finding strong affinities of the dialect to Appala- chian English, Wolfram has noted links to the dialects of Ireland, as well as Tangier and Smith islands north. One other myth lingers like a stubborn stain in Ocracoke, the Outer Banks and parts of Carteret County. "One thing that refuses to go away is this Elizabethan canard," says Dough. Though fabled by writers, no evidence supports the theory. "The language of the island (Roanoke), particularly the older forms of the speech found there, is that of the better classes or at least 14 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1993. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original UNC Sea Grant College Program. [Raleigh, N. C. : UNC Sea Grant College Program]
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