1. Dialect What the heck?!

2. What is dialect? Merriam Webster defines it as: “a regional variety of language distinguished by features of vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation from other regional varieties and constituting together with them a single language.” Merriam Webster defines it as: “a regional variety of language distinguished by features of vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation from other regional varieties and constituting together with them a single language.” Basically, language (grammar, the way the language sounds, etc.) of different regions. Basically, language (grammar, the way the language sounds, etc.) of different regions.

3. Dialect cont’d Dialect is something that you HEAR. Dialect is something that you HEAR. You might be able to see it (ex: second example of the Sojourner Truth speech), but most of the time it will be something that you can pick out just by hearing it. You might be able to see it (ex: second example of the Sojourner Truth speech), but most of the time it will be something that you can pick out just by hearing it.

4. Hearing Dialect Pop vs. Soda Pop vs. Soda Missouri vs. Missourah Missouri vs. Missourah Checking vs. Checkings Checking vs. Checkings Wal-Mart vs. Wal-Marks Wal-Mart vs. Wal-Marks What kind of dialect do the people of Missouri have? What kind of dialect do the people of Missouri have? Which region would think that we talk “funny”? Which region would think that we talk “funny”?

5. Examples of dialect http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieqDYg5cWL4 &feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieqDYg5cWL4 &feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieqDYg5cWL4 &feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieqDYg5cWL4 &feature=relmfu What kind of dialect do we see in this example? What kind of dialect do we see in this example? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuT32MQFNzk& playnext=1&list=PL42D358DD5C9C30E6&feature=result s_main http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuT32MQFNzk& playnext=1&list=PL42D358DD5C9C30E6&feature=result s_main http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuT32MQFNzk& playnext=1&list=PL42D358DD5C9C30E6&feature=result s_main http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuT32MQFNzk& playnext=1&list=PL42D358DD5C9C30E6&feature=result s_main What is the dialect of this example? What is the dialect of this example? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVjJ8rqFA_8& feature=fvwrel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVjJ8rqFA_8& feature=fvwrel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVjJ8rqFA_8& feature=fvwrel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVjJ8rqFA_8& feature=fvwrel What is the dialect that we hear in this example? What is the dialect that we hear in this example?

6. Dialect in Sojourner Truth How does dialect affect the way we read Sojourner Truth’s speech? How does dialect affect the way we read Sojourner Truth’s speech? Find FIVE examples of dialectal differences between the two speeches. Find FIVE examples of dialectal differences between the two speeches. The version on the right represents the African American English dialect. The version on the right represents the African American English dialect. In the middle column, write what you would say in typical Missouri-dialect. In the middle column, write what you would say in typical Missouri-dialect. Remember, dialect is determined by region and people groups. Remember, dialect is determined by region and people groups. Example: African American English dialect, Example: African American English dialect,