Question

are there any English language techniques in this quote from to kill a mockingbird; “Cal,” I asked, “why do you talk (n-word) talk to the—to your folks when you know it’s not right?”

Answer 1

Answer:

Scout and Dill do indeed hear Calpurnia move from the standard (Southern) dialect that they're used to hearing her speak to a more strongly marked black dialect when they accompany her to church in Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird.

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