Folk Speech

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Folk Speech

• Terms and Examples

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Key Terms

• Dialect-traditional deviation from standard
  speech including grammar, pronunciation, and
  vocabulary. A dialect is understood by its
  parent language.
• Isogloss-is a geographic boundary used to
  identify dialectical boundaries. They can
  overlap.

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• Morphology-an aspect of grammar that involves the
  form of a word.
• Syntax-an aspect of grammar that involves the
  order of words in a grammatical structure.
• Examples
• Non-standard verb use (snew, drowned)
• Expressions (I could care less)
• Word forms (-ify as in She prettified)

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Syntactical Variation

• Often heard in the speech of nonnative speaker
  groups.
• Includes Word Order Variation as well as
  non-conventional pronunciation of words.
• Examples
• The off is on and Cairo, Illinois

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Dialectical Vocabulary

• Vocabulary varies between and within regions.
  The different forms of words or entirely
  different words used for the same purpose is
  dialectical vocabulary.
• Examples
• Coke sodapop, fountain drink, fizzy, pop, soda.

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Specialized Vocabulary

• Sometimes referred as jargon or slang,
  specialized vocabulary refers to the word choice
  within specific informal societies or within
  folk groups.
• Examples
• 86, pot or grass, three-peat, hackers,
  gigs, longhair or skinhead

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Folk Naming

• Is the practice of nicknaming almost anything
  around us.
• Examples
• Hoosier, Tabby, Tom, John Doe, Vatican roulette,
  saddle blankets, and skid road.