Isaac Willis Larison, Ph. D. Fulbright Roving Scholar: Norway
2011 - 2012
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1. There are more than 300 million people living in the USA. 2.
More than 90 percent of people in the USA speak English as their
first language. 3. If an American is unable to speak English, she
is likely to speak Spanish, French, Japanese, or Norwegian. 1.
Kentucky is in the central or middle part of the USA, but most
Kentuckians speak the Southern dialect. 2. Americans who speak with
a Southern or Appalachian dialect are thought to be ignorant. 3.
There are 5 major dialect groups in the USA including Black
English. DisagreeAgree
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America the Beautiful Words by Katharine Lee Bates, Melody by
Samuel Ward Oh beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of
grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain!
America! America! God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good
with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!
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Louisville, KY was named for King Louis XVI of France. It has a
larger population than Oslo. The population of Kentucky is 5
million. Kentucky became the fifteenth state on June 1, 1792 when
George Washington was president. Isaac Shelby, was elected the
first Governor.
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The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home, 'Tis summer,
the darkies are gay; The corn-top's ripe and the meadow's in the
bloom, While the birds make music all the day. The sun shines
bright on the old Kentucky home 'Tis summer, the people are gay;
The corn top's ripe and the meadow's in the bloom, While the birds
make music all the day; The young folks roll on the little cabin
floor, All merry, all happy and bright; By 'n' by Hard Times comes
a-knocking at the door, Then my old Kentucky home, goodnight.
Chorus: Weep no more my lady Oh! weep no more today! We will sing
one song for the old Kentucky home, For the Old Kentucky Home far
away.
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Dialectic Regions of the USA
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THREE SHEETS TO THE WINDIM AS FULL AS A TICK WOULDNT TOUCH IT
WITH A 10 FOOT POLE I NEED IT LIKE A HOLE IN THE HEAD SHE WAS
MADDER THAN A WET HEN I WANT YOU SHOULD DO SOMETHING SHE PRETTIED
HERSELF UPIM A TALKIN TO YOU SHE LOOKED LIKE DEATH WARMED OVER
LOWER THE BOOM ON SOMEONE I HAVENT SEEN YOU IN A MONTH OF SUNDAYS
TAKE THE WIND OUT OF YOUR SAILS
http://www.universitylanguage.com/blog/18/american-regional-english/
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The New England Dialects and Boston R is dropped unless
followed by a vowel originates from South of Birmingham and West to
London in UK. EXAMPLES = PARK YOUR CAR = PAHK YAH CAH
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbK4cL3 QSc0
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The New York City Dialects includes Long Island and Lower
Hudson River Valley generally spoken by middle and working class
European Americans. Dutch and English influence as well as many
other nationalities and ethnic groups. Borrowed words and phrases
from the world over. EXAMPLES = PARK YOUR CAR = POORK YOOR COOR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kszVrBKcSus&feature=relate d 5
boroughs of NYC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hrA9-6o4tI
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The Great Lakes Northern Cities Dialect Short Vowel A is
elongated and flattened, R is preserved and articulated in words.
This linguistic shift is generally associated with the construction
of the Erie Canal in the late 19 th century. EXAMPLE = THE CAT IN
THE HAT = THEH CEE-AT IAN THEH HEE AT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UoJ1-ZGb1w
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The Upper Midwest Dialects - Characterized by the conservation
of a vowel sound in a syllable, influenced by Scandinavian language
patterns - Monophthongal. EXAMPLE I DONT KNOW THE ANSWER = I D- OL
-NT KN- OL -W THE ANSWER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yByv7a2KyyU
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Make a list of English words that end with ight example LIGHT
or, make a list of two-syllable English words that end with the
long O sound spelled ow - example window Give 5 examples of
Norwegian words that are spoken differently in various parts of
Norway.
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The relative inaccessibility of the region allowed for the
development of a distinct speech pattern often elongating sounds
especially the sound for I in RIGHT = RIIIGHT or RAT and/or
breaking a single vowel into additional sounds SHIFT = SHEE - IFT
ICECREAM = I-ACE CEREEAM - I Pronounced as AH FIRE = FAR and TIRE =
TAR Adding R where it isnt used = WINDOW = WINDER FELLOW = FELLER
Grammatical Feature in the Appalachian dialect attaching a prefix
soundAH to verbs when retelling stories or recounting events. We
were ah-laughing and ah-crying at the same time. Using the regular
past tense for irregular verbs. GROW/GROWN = GROW/GROWED
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A4To1wGb9M&feature=fvwrel
Appalachian Mountain Southern Dialect
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The Southern dialects descend from British immigrants who came
to the region in the 17 th and 18 th century including large
numbers of Protestants from Ireland and Scotland The dialect
features are more common among older speakersThey preserve the
difference sounds in PEN and PIN; and FEEL and FILL; and FELL and
FAIL. In some cases the words are pronounced as oppositesFAIL
sounds like FELL etc. SHEE FA-IL DA-OWN THA STA-ERS. Final D and T
consonants are missing from words AND = AN or IN and TOLD = TOL and
stress is usually placed on the first syllableJUly and POlice And
of course the well known contraction Yall for You all
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From the Migration Series by Jacob Lawrence
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' LIAS! 'Lias! Bless de Lawd! Don' you know de day's erbroad?
Ef you don' git up, you scamp, Dey'll be trouble in dis camp. Tink
I gwine to let you sleep W'ile I meks yo' boa'd an' keep? Dat's a
putty howdy-do-- Don' you hyeah me, 'Lias you? Well, thish-yer
Smiley had a yaller one-eyed cow that didnt have no tail, only jest
a short stump like a bannanner, and ---- Mark Twain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6rpT4Koxow&feature=endscreen&NR=1
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Developed as a creole and is spoken primarily by descendants of
enslaved Africans because they were forced to learn English quickly
most influenced by the speech of Southern whites, but distinctly
different from American Standard English. No use of the linking
verb TO BE or only using one form of the construction which is
common in West African languages. I am working at the store. = I be
workin at the sto. OR I workin at the sto. Loss of final consonant
sounds very similar to aristocratic southern English POOR = PO and
STORE = STO The use of double negatives and the use of AINT in
place of ISNT Loss of the NG word endingsREADING = READIN and
WRITING = WRITIN
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A large number of West African words are used in American
Standard English. Gullah, a dialect of Black English is still
spoken along the Georgia coast. It is more closely related to the
original pidgin/creole that was spoken by the enslaved Africans.
The migration of African Americans to northern cities in the 1920
allowed Black English to grow and develop. The Gullah phrase
"Kumbayah ("Come By Here") became known throughout the United
States and world. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhAiTuTI8Vs
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These sentences are examples of how Gullah was spoken in the
19th century: Uh gwine gone dey tomorruh. "I will go there
tomorrow."[I'm going to go there tomorrow] Dem yent yeddy wuh oonuh
say. "They did not hear what you said.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvuWSJI87r8&feature=re
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