Stockett wrote narration and characters speaking both standard English and a Southern Black dialect. This makes her book a storehouse of words in context and context for practicing correcting nonstandard English. This list will collect some of the individual words that students and tutors may use to build vocabulary — and to expand their enjoyment of the book.
Whether you’re a teacher or a learner,
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