Dialect Mini-Lesson

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Dialect Mini-Lesson

• Miss Gay
• English 8

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Dialect

• Dialect is a way of speaking that is associated
  with a specific geographical region or group of
  people.
• Authors use dialect to give their writing the
  feel of a particular place.
• They also use dialect to show information about
  the character(s), such as economic or social
  class.

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Dialect

• A dialect may have its own vocabulary, grammar,
  and system of pronunciation.
• Most countries and cultures have one main
  dialect.
• In the U.S., it is standard English although,
  several regional dialects exist.

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Dialect

• When writers use dialect, it is spelled exactly
  as it is said or pronounced.
• Ex When yall coming ova? Marie yelled loudly.
  

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Dialect Practice- Rewrite these sentences in
standard English.