So, Do You Pack Your Doughnut or a Cruller When Traveling? Indeed, dialects and accents are something that our ancestors took with them wherever they went. However they didn't stay the same, but were dynamic, adapting to their new homes and new neighbors. These adaptations are unique to particular areas. If our ancestors left their written word behind, then analyzing their particular dialect evidenced in such writings may yield where they came from or where they had been. So, what do you call a doughnut, and what does that say about where you are from or where you have been? Sources: Fromkin, Victoria and Rodman, Robert. An Introduction to Language, Fifth Edition. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1993. Pyles, Thomas and Algeo, John. The Origins and Development of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1993.
CAROLINE POINTER
Caroline is the In2Genealogy Columnist. She also authors the Family Stories blog.
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