Word: dialectism
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...came back on the line. "Dat's right, Brother White. When I perused the resolution from de school board, I thought somebody had made a typogirraffical error. Take dis 'ere sentence, which I quotes verbitim: 'Studies have also demonstrated that African Language Systems are genetically based and not a dialect of English.' Up on Lennox Avenue, dat means dat black children can't speak properly because of dere heredity. It sound like one of my schemes for trickin' Andy out of his money...
GOTTLIEB: Not by changing my dialect. And I don't wear baggy pants. Street cred is about loyalty and results. The key to success is reinventing yourself and [being] open to new possibilities...
...Galician. Welsh voices have demanded - quite rightly - that their language be accorded status similar to that of Irish. Colm de Faoite Dublin Portugal's ethnic minorities are such a minority that they don't even appear in your article! As an example of good ethnic-minority integration, the Mirandese dialect, spoken by approximately 10,000 people in northeastern Portugal, was recognized by the state in 1999 as the second language in that area. Globalization can coexist with the cultural richness offered by ethnic minorities. History has proved the terrible consequences of oppressing subcultures that don't align with the dominant...
...engagement, a mix-up at a public concert, a Christmas shopping trip, and a stifled bequest. But by the time Smith's story is over it is clear that On Beauty is not just an homage but a work of real originality. Smith has a virtuoso talent for capturing dialect, which makes her dialogue almost audible. Belsey's son Levi, a mixed-race child of privilege who takes a weekend job hustling knockoff handbags with Haitian immigrants on the streets of Boston, speaks perfect faux Brooklyn: "This ain't like workin' the counter at CVS! You hustling, man ... That...
...little cocky. MEL GIBSON, whose The Passion of the Christ earned nearly $1 billion despite its ancient dialogue, is planning another violent epic in a language understood by practically no one. This fall Gibson will head to Mexico to direct his historical action script Apocalypto in an obscure Maya dialect. Luckily "it doesn't appear like there's going to be a lot of dialogue in the film," says Gibson's publicist. "He's a very visual director." In that case, we suggest Gibson next tackle a romantic comedy in Sanskritto be called the Kama Sutra...