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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Dialect, Jargon, and Slang. Dialect. Dialect : a speech pattern typical of a certain regional location, race, or social group that shows itself through unique word choice, pronunciation, and/or grammatical usage. Dialect.

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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  1. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn • Dialect, Jargon, and Slang

  2. Dialect • Dialect : a speech pattern typical of a certain regional location, race, or social group that shows itself through unique word choice, pronunciation, and/or grammatical usage.

  3. Dialect • “Say- who is you? Whar is you? Dog my cats ef I didn’t hear sumf’n. Well, I knows what I’s gwyne to do. I’s gwyne to set down here and listen till I hears it again.” • Jim- Chapter 2 • Example of pre-civil war Mississippi River slave dialect

  4. Dialect • Say- who is you? Whar is you? • Say- who are you? Where are you?

  5. Dialect • Dog my cats ef I didn’t hear sumf’n. Well, I knows what I’s gwyne to do. • I know I heard something! Well, I know what I’m going to do.

  6. Dialect • I’s gwyne to set down here and listen till I hears it again. • I’m going to sit down here and listen until I hear it again.

  7. Dialect • “Say- who are you? Where are you? I know I heard something! Well, I know what I’m going to do. I’m going to sit down here and listen until I hear it again!”

  8. Dialect • Ole missus -- dat's Miss Watson -- she pecks on me all de time, en treats me pooty rough, but she awluz said she wouldn' sell me down to Orleans. But I noticed dey wuz a n***** trader roun' de place considable lately, en I begin to git oneasy. Well, one night I creeps to de do' pooty late, en de do' warn't quite shet, en I hear old missus tell de widder she gwyne to sell me down to Orleans, but she didn' want to, but she could git eight hund'd dollars for me...

  9. Dialect • The missus- that’s Miss Watson, she picks on me all the time, and treats me pretty rough, but she always said she wouldn’t sell me down to New Orleans. But I noticed there was a n***** trader around the place a lot lately, and I began to get uneasy. Well, one night I crept to the door pretty late, and the door wasn’t quite shut, and I heard the old missus tell the Widow she was going to sell me down to New Orleans, but she didn’t want to, but she could get eight hundred dollars for me...

  10. Jargon • commonly used language of a group, profession, discipline, or culture that may not be understood or used by other people

  11. Riverboat Jargon • Aft: near a ship’s stern • Backwater: paddle backwards • Easy water: water will little current • Guy: cable used to steady something • Main deck: the lower deck on a riverboat that contained the boilers, engines, fuel, etc. • Slough: a slow channel of a river • Texas: the pilot house and the officer’s quarters

  12. Slang • informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often abusive or vulgar

  13. Slang • blame : damned • bullyragged : scolded • bilgewater : worthless/silly talk • doggery : a saloon • galoot : an awkward or ungainly person • mud-cat : catfish • sand in my craw : courage • sap-head : a fool

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