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A. Example: "You git along. . . . This here girl's spoke for. She's a-gonna
be married, an' her man's a-comin' for her."
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432 |
| Source: |
"John Hardy" song |
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Speaker
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woman
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Context
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Al flirts with the speaker's daughter before the dance in the government camp.
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Why Selected
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interesting word order, "spoke for" and "a-. . ."
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Meaning
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You move along . . . My daughter is engaged. She's going to be married and her fiance's coming for her.
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B. Example: "I get so god daam tired jus' figgerin' how to eat."
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377 |
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| Speaker |
Timothy |
| Context |
man who helps Tom get a job digging ditches |
| Why Selected |
emphasizes frustration, "figgerin'" repeated often in text -- shows how
frustrated they get having to plot |
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solutions |
C. Example: "Never you mind. . . . I won't tell on you. We'll pretend like
she was already broke. We'll pretend we ain't even been in here."
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385 |
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| Speaker |
Ruthie Joad |
| Context |
she is saying this to Winfield after she thinks he broke the toilet at the government camp |
| Why Selected |
I like the use of "she" for toilet and the repetition. Sounds like when a child is reassuring another. |
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