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The particular orthography chosen by Joel Chandler Harris to represent African-American speech is, admittedly, a literary construct, but this is no reason to completely reject its authority, as some scholars have done. Each folklorist working in African American lore has made editorial choices regar...

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Published inJournal of folklore research Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 83 - 85
Main Author de Caro, Frank
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bloomington, Ind Indiana University Folklore Institute 01.01.1999
Indiana University Press
Subjects
African American studies
African Americans
American literature
Black English
Cable, George Washington (1844-1925)
Collectors
Criticism and interpretation
Dialectology
Dialects
Folklore
Folktales
Harris, Joel Chandler (1848-1908)
Howells, William Dean (1837-1920)
Language and languages
Myths and legends
Narratives
Notes and Comments
Orthographies
Orthography
Reading
Texts
North Carolina
Louisiana
Baton Rouge Louisiana
United States > US
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Summary:The particular orthography chosen by Joel Chandler Harris to represent African-American speech is, admittedly, a literary construct, but this is no reason to completely reject its authority, as some scholars have done. Each folklorist working in African American lore has made editorial choices regarding orthography, and there is no perfect transcription in any single text or collection. Surely the Harris tales must be regarded as an authentic part of a rich tradition.
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ISSN:0737-7037
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