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“Whar ya Talkin’ Bout?” 7 Dialects In Huckleberry Finn By: Holly Korona

“Whar ya Talkin’ Bout?” 7 Dialects In Huckleberry Finn By: Holly Korona. Dialect : In General. Refers to language the way it is spoken by a particular group or in a particular area of a country. From the Ancient Greek word dialektos meaning “to discourse, talk”.

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“Whar ya Talkin’ Bout?” 7 Dialects In Huckleberry Finn By: Holly Korona

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  1. “Whar ya Talkin’ Bout?”7 Dialects In Huckleberry FinnBy: Holly Korona

  2. Dialect: In General • Refers to language the way it is spoken by a particular group or in a particular area of a country. • From the Ancient Greek word dialektos meaning “to discourse, talk”. • Sometimes confused with the word accent, which is only how the words are pronounced. • Dialect has own grammar, vocabulary, expressions, and pronunciation rules. • Regional dialect, social dialect, class dialect, occupational dialect

  3. Dialect: In the book • To give the feeling of dialect, as Twain did in Huckleberry Finn, writers use distinct spellings or ungrammatical phrases. • "You don’t know about me, without you have read a book by the name of ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,’ but that ain’t no matter.“ • Twain used real dialects in Huckleberry Finn. • The talk has been called “poetic art”.

  4. Explanatory • “In this book a number of dialects are used, to wit: the Missouri negro dialect; the extremest form of the backwoods South-Western dialect; the ordinary “Pike-County” dialect; and the modified varieties of this last. The shadings have not been done in a hap- hazard fashion, or by guesswork; but painstakingly, and with the trustworthy guidance and support of personal familiarity with these several forms of speech. I make this explanation for the reason that without it many readers would suppose that all these characters were trying to talk alike and not succeeding. ” • Is this a joke?

  5. Missouri Negro Dialect • Jim and other minor characters. ~ “But looky here, Huck, who wuz it dat ‘uz killed in dat shanty, ef it warn’t you?” ~ Eye dialect: wuz, ben, b’fo, ketched • Four Varieties spoken in the United States. ~Dialect of Virginia ~Dialect of the Sea Islands of the South Atlantic States *a.k.a. Gullah Shake Em Shake Em ~Dialect spoken by the Creoles negroes of Louisiana ~*Uncle Remus Dialect

  6. South Western Dialect • Heard during the time period before the civil war. • Southwestern humor: • Clash of upper and lower class • Backwoods characters (everyone) • Crudely comic situations • Trickster figures (Duke and King) • Local community customs

  7. Pike (Pahk) County Missouri

  8. Ordinary Pike-County Dialect • John Hay credited with originating the Pike-County style dialect. • Wrote the Pike County Ballads . • Huck, Tom, Aunt Polly, and Pap. ~ “Well, if you knowed where he was, what did you ask me for?” ~ “But hang it, Jim, you’ve clean missed the point-blame it, you’ve missed it a thousand mile.” ~Shows he is educated but still in the lower class.

  9. Modified Variety of the Pike-County Dialect • Judith Loftus. • “No; but I don’t know everybody yet. I haven’t lived here quite two weeks. It’s a considerable ways to the upper end of the town. You better stay here all night. Take off your bonnet.” ~Not as “twangy” sounding.

  10. My bad, that Was Only 4! • Yes, there are the three distinct dialects plus one: Missouri Negro, South-Western, Pike-County, and one modified variety. • Modified varieties are not noticeably modified. • So those last three “modified varieties of this last”…oh well.

  11. Behind Dialect • English dialect was influenced by colonization. • Dialects can evolve into a new language • ~English once Germanic dialect-Anglo Saxon • A new dialect develops with: • A group of people isolated from others • Time

  12. Dialects In the United States • 1. Eastern New England • 5. New York City Only In New York • 12. Pennsylvania German-English. Influenced by the Pennsylvania Dutch

  13. Linguistic Geography of the Mainland United States

  14. Something to Think About • How you say mayonnaise: • As in man “man-aze” • Three syllables “may-uh-naze” • How you say caramel: • With two syllables “car-ml” • With three syllables “carra-mel” • What is your general term for rubber-soled shoes worn in gym class or for athletic activity: • Tennis shoes • Sneakers • Running shoes • Shoes • Trainers • Do you cut or mow the lawn or grass? • Cut the lawn • Cut the grass • Mow the lawn • Mow the grass

  15. Some More… • What do you call the thing that women use to tie their hair? • (Hair) Elastic • Rubber Band • Hair thing • Hair Tie • What do you call the wheeled contraption that you use in the grocery store? • Shopping cart • Shopping wagon • Grocery cart • Carriage • Buggy • What do you call the insect that flies around in the summer and has a rear end that glows in the dark? • Firefly • Lightning bug • How you say New Haven • NEW Haven • New HAVEN

  16. Slang • Slang is a form of dialect that uses informal words or phrases. It is meant to be interpreted quickly, however, not always literally. • Newspapers • Internet Slang

  17. These are some common slang words. With the most common as number one, what do you think the order of these words would be? Hot Dude Whatever Chick Cool Dude Cool Hot Whatever Chick Yo!

  18. Foreign and Local • Cockney • :25 • Steel Magnolias

  19. Like, Totally California Dialect • mms://pbs.wmod.llnwd.net/a1863/e1/general/windows/speak/valley220.wmv?v1st=938AFAF66C269EE6California Dialect Video

  20. Oh, and One More Thing… Birds have dialects too! Ortolan Bunting  • 4. Sachsen, Germany- “Kamenz” dialect • 6. Niedersachsen, Germany- “Nordwest” dialect

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