Zeljana answers “What does it mean when someone"spoke in...”

Laura Lewakowski asked this question about My Brilliant Friend (My Brilliant Friend, #1):

What does it mean when someone"spoke in dialect", or in "thick dialect"? I understand that the book was originally written in Italian, but I'm not getting the importance of noting that the character was speaking in dialect at random times.

Zeljana Speaking in dialect also signifies social class. Uneducated people may have on learnt only the dialect. Even if they had been able to speak "proper It…moreSpeaking in dialect also signifies social class. Uneducated people may have on learnt only the dialect. Even if they had been able to speak "proper Italian", in certain circles using it may have come across as snobbish. It is a little different than slang. (less)

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deleted user Read the last part of the wedding scene. As Lenu begins to realize that she is setting herself apart from her background, she also begins to think tha ...more
Oct 06, 2016 03:37PM · flag

Stephanie Golden Thanks so much for this! As a writer myself I love learning these details of language.
Oct 07, 2016 09:18AM · flag

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