North and South
by Elizabeth Gaskell
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North and South: Style 1 key example

Key Examples in North and South

Chapter 22
Explanation and Analysis:

The novel primarily uses elevated diction and flowing, compound sentences, representing the Hales' educated, cultured, Southern English world. While the Hales' and other educated characters' speech is clearly considered to be standard English, the novel also makes liberal use of a working-class Manchester dialect, both to mark class difference and to garner interest and sympathy for poorer, less educated characters.