Exam

Answer the two questions

1. Identify the phonological and grammatical features of Ebonics used within this passage. Well, den! Warn' dat de beatenes' notion in de worl'? You jes' take en look at it a minute. Dah's de stum, dah – dat's one er de women; heah's you – dat's de yuther one; I's Sollermun; en dish yer dollar bill's de chile. Bofeun you claims it. What does I do? Does I shin around 'mongs' de neighbors en fine out which unyou de bill do b'long to, en han' it over to de right one, all safe en soun', de way dat anybody dat had any gumption would? No; I take en whack de bill in tow, en give half un it to you, en de yuther half to de yuther woman. Dat's de was Sollermun was gwyne to do wid de chile. Now I want to ast you: what's de use erdat half a bill? - can't buy noth'nwid it. En what use is a half a chile? I wouldn' give a dern for a million un um. (Twain, 108)[1]

2. Define the following terms : Orality, dialect, eye dialect and Ebonics