Sentence examples for manner of dialect from inspiring English sources

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In the manner of dialect comedians of the time, Chico adopted a bogus Italian accent for his character of a somewhat thick-headed shyster with a heart of gold.

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Suggested titles are Kes (Yorkshire dialect), Snatch (all manner of London varieties), Twin Town (Welsh dialect), Anita and Me (West Midland dialect), Trainspotting (Edinburgh dialect), and Hot Fuzz (West Country dialect).

It concerned itself mainly with depicting the character of a particular region, concentrating especially upon the peculiarities of dialect, manners, folklore, and landscape that distinguish the area.

A Little Book of Western Verse (1889), drawn in part from his column, included poems in Pike county dialect after the manner of Bret Harte and John Hay, verses for children in an affected Old English dialect, translations of Horace, and the well-known "Little Boy Blue" and "Dutch Lullaby" ("Wynken, Blynken, and Nod").

She specialised in the imitation of dialect and the rhythms of Irish speech, somewhat in the manner of J.M. Synge, and nowadays this style may sound archaic or affected.

What kind of dialect is that?

That is as good a test of "dialect" as any.

The origins of dialect literature in Wallonia are obscure.

"It's a Korean type of dialect," Green said.

The occasional use of dialect spices things up nicely.

A choice of dialect can feel alienating.

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