Abstract
dc:description.abstractThis thesis contains the first ten chapters of a novel and a craft essay on the dialect of African Americans in literature. Craft is made by culture, and is reflected in creative writing. In the craft essay, I discuss the importance of employing dialect for writing believable characters with depth. Although the subject of dialogue and dialect has been controversial in the craft of writing, Black writers must stay vigilant examining how dialect is used In African American literature, with two ultimate goals; to give voice to community we represent, and to respect the authenticity while accurately recreating it. Most of the stories in my novel are written from the first person point of view in order to represent this community, employing the current rules of writing dialect while sustaining the rhythm and flow of the African American voice, with African Americans as my intended audience.
Degree
thesis:*- Grantor dc:publisher
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- Year dc:date.available
- 2022
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Young, Cynthia
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Baker, Sybil
- Wakefield, Hannah; Einstein, Sarah
- College of Arts and Sciences
Subjects
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dc:rights- Language dc:language
- English, eng
Identifiers
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- https://scholar.utc.edu/theses/696
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:scholar.utc.edu:theses-1857