cxxxiii dialogue below use the non-standard language to express their anger. It can be seen
in detail in the Dialogue 20.
Dialogue 20
In the farm. Muley and the man try to defend their own standpoints
13. Muley
: Then who do we shot? 14.
The Man :
Brother, I don’t know. If I did I’d tell you. But I just don’t know who’s to blame
15. Muley
: Well, I’m right here to tell you, mister, ain’t
nobody going to push me off my land Grampa took up this land
seventy years ago. My pa was born here. We was all born on it, and some of us got killed on it, and some died on it. And that’s what makes
it ourn 45D20MLGOWi bein’ 46D20MLGOWf born on it, and
workin’ 47D20MLGOWf on it, and dyin’ 48D20MLGOWf on it – and not to piece of paper with
writin’ 49D20MLGOWf on it So just come on and try to push me off
D ata analysis:
The dialogue above happened in the farm. Muley was angry because the man forced him to leave his land. Muley ignored the man’s order and insisted to
stay in his house. Muley showed his anger by giving some arguments to the man. He employed the non-standard language to show his anger, although the man
spoke in polite manner and used the standard language. Muley’s purpose of using the non-standard language here was to show his anger, he told that the land has
belonged to his grandpa for more than seventy years and he would not leave the land.
cxxxiv When Muley was on the top of his anger, he did not think to employ the
standard language for he was out of control. He could speak his mind freely by using the non-standard language. Therefore, Muley’s purpose here of using the
non-standard language was to express his anger. He did not care to the man’s order and insisted his standpoint. Even he did not see any purpose to use the
standard language to the man who was from the higher class. Moreover, the main factor affecting the employing of he non-standard language here was the very bad
mood of the speaker who expressed his anger.
5. Category E Domain: Public Place, Social Distance: Intimate
