Jim picks apart a survey that asks residents of each state whether their state's dialect is worth protecting by law.
Heck, I could just as easily ask whether you speak North Sidese or South Sidese.
I grew up in Arlington Heights, but this column's editor, Michelle Holdway, hails from downstate Herrin. And she has kept her southern twang for decades since moving to the Chicago area. I imagine that if those 54% of Illinoisans participating in the survey had given more than a passing thought to their answer or weren't afraid of appearing unenthusiastic about their state, they might have said,"Who came up with such a preposterous question, and how would such a law be enforced?"
Were we to create a bunch of laws to protect dialects, we'd miss out on the opportunity to share who we are with people different from us. We'd become insular. Or more insular.I can certainly understand why Navajos would want to preserve their language. I can understand why 82% of Hawaiians said they would opt for a law to preserve their dialect. They had their own language before Captain Cook happened upon Kauai, for Pete's sake.
People from Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin -- yes, Wisconsin -- all were split down the middle on the question.
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