From “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker “You know as well as me you was named after your aunt Dicie,” I said. Dicie is my sister. She named Dee. We called her “Big Dee” after Dee was born. How does the narrator’s spoken language differ from her narrative voice?
The narrator uses the same dialect consistently in her narrative voice and when speaking aloud.
The narrator speaks in a nonstandard dialect, while her narrative voice is a standard English dialect.
The narrator speaks in a standard English dialect, while her narrative voice is a nonstandard dialect.