Out of all the readings we have done so far this one was by far the easiest to read and related to me quite a bit. I have a lot of Californian friends who migrated to Utah. So it was easy for me to see that California could have there own dialect. Through hanging out with my friends I tend to pick up on there slang and start using words like "dawg" and "tight" that have tended to reside in California throughout the hip hop industry.
I believe we tend to speak this way because of Hollywood and the Hip Hop Industry that was either originated in New York or California and there was a distinct line between the two. Also Hollywood is all over the TV and in movies and that is all we here about is what star is doing what or what movies are coming out. So in turn we tend to speak like the stars because we see that they are successful and we want to mimic them so in turn we could live the glamorous lifestyle just like stars.
I also have friends from California or have recently moved there. They do say words that I tend to pick up and start using. It might be because of the different environment and Hollywood, and I also think it has to do with the sort of people you talk to.
ReplyDeleteI only know a couple people from California and we really don't talk, it just happened that way. anyway, I do agree it is easier to hear the California dialect then say the Utah one, I have worked with a few people from California and how I speak and how they speak are completely different. I also think that the movies have a lot to do with how we speak, I don't think that it's because we want to be like the stars, but more so we want to be like the people in the movies. just food for thought.
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