Linguistics -- Research -- South Carolina

Abstract Dr. Virginia Benmaman is a former College of Charleston professor within the Hispanic Studies department. She had a passion for linguistics, particularly the derived history of specific dialects. She gifted this collection to the Avery Research Center of African American History and Culture in 2002, with the hopes that researches would use the resources within when studying the history, culture, and language of the Gullah Geechee corridor along the atlantic coastal regions. The...

Collection Overview

This collection consists of notes on South Carolina localisms that Headley Morris Cox, Jr. collected over the years. The notes are from various South Carolina sources, many of whom were students of Cox at Clemson University. In the first folder, words are arranged in alphabetical order. The second folder contains expressions, words, beliefs, home remedies, superstitions, and pronunciations of various words.

Collection Overview Papers consist of O'Cain's correspondence, notes, lectures and other writings, articles, printed material, photographs, clippings, linguistic maps, and sound recordings. Papers relate primarily to Raymond O'Cain and his research in linguistics.Correspondence consists mainly of letters, postcards, and telegrams to O'Cain from other scholars. Correspondents include Raven I. McDavid, Jr., Karl J. Weintraub, A.J. Van Windekens, and S. Greenbaum.O'Cain's writings include...