Advantages of dialects
{"Image DocumentName": "Advantages of dialects", "Image ImageDescription": "There is a certain amount of charm in the regional and ethnic differences of American speech. New Englanders say, In Vuh-mont theah ah two seasons: win-tah and put\u2019 neah wintah. (Translation: In Vermont, there are two seasons: winter and pretty near winter. ). Some books (notably, Alice Walker\u2019s The Color Purple) were written in dialect and this adds to how vividly the story can be imagined by the reader\u2014it adds a significant sound element. I grew up in Kentucky, living with a father who was from Maine. Then we moved to upstate New York for a year\u2026I enjoyed hearing all these differences in speech patterns and vocabulary and eventually learned how to speak all these dialects.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}