Nurse 415: Appalachian Best Graded Exam Questions

Countries of Origin - ANSWER--Eastern United States-Named after the Appalachian Mountains -Encompasses about 205,000 square miles of lands, including all of West Virginia and parts of 12 other states: -Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia Language - ANSWER--The language spoken is known as Appalachian-English and serves as one of the oldest varieties of English spoken in this nation -The accent is entirely unique and the Appalachian dialect is an ancient connection to their rich heritage -Appalachian-English places "-er" sound at an end of a word with a long "o"-"Hollow" → "holler", "tobacco" → "backer" -The use of "might could" for "might be able to"; the use of "un" with pronouns/adjective "young'un"; the use of "done" as a helping verb (ex: "we done finished it")-Just a few examples of the many different ways Appalachian Americans pronounce words Religion - ANSWER--Most Appalachians are fundamentalists with the Southern Baptist church and the Methodist church the major denominations-Basic characteristics include: -Puritanical sense of morality, biblical fundamentalism, revivalism, fatalism-Church organization -Very informal, neighborhoods sharing a minister who makes a monthly series of rounds -Goal of religious behavior: salvation or conversion through a personal experience of God