Aesthetics: Diction Imitation
Description
When a character imitates or approximates the dialect of another, whose dialect they themselves do not use. BR
Parent Term
Sibling Terms
- "Is" / "Was" to refer to present or past
- Accent
- African American vernacular dialect
- Derogatory socio-economic term
- Double entendre
- Ethnic slur
- Hill dialect
- Malapropism
- Misogynistic wording
- Native American languages
- Neologism
- Northern dialect
- Racist term
- Rural vernacular
- Southern dialect
- Stereotypical Jewish accent
- Western vernacular
Tagged Events
Cultural Issues: Education›Illiteracy | Mass Media›Newspaper
Themes and Motifs: Texts›Newspapers | Values›Family honor
Relationships: Interracial›White-black
Aesthetics: Diction›Imitation | Figures of Speech›Simile
Aesthetics: Diction›Imitation | Recurring Episodes›Sartoris escapes Yankees
Cultural Issues: Education›Illiteracy | Mass Media›Newspaper
Themes and Motifs: Values›Family honor