#10 Dialects

There are always various dialects in every language. Dialects are mainly tied with which area of the country one is from. In America, everybody speaks the same language, but every region has their own dialect. People in the south speak with a southern dialect, people in Texas have a "cowboy" dialect, people in New York have a New York dialect. All these dialects have special traits about them. Dialects bring color into language. If language had one dialect, there would be less culture and diversity among the speakers. Diversity allows us to see and experience the different cultures around us and not be closed off to them. Because we speak the same language, we cannot be closed off to different dialects. Although some speakers of certain dialects hold their dialects as the standard dialect and view themselves as higher than others, this is not the case. There may be a standard dialect so as to standardize the language in the world, but all the different dialects are merely just different ways of representing a language. One dialect is not higher than another. Although some dialects may be tied down to negative stereotypes, it is a proven fact that each dialect, no matter how funky it may sound to another person, has its own special and dedicated rules. People should not be closed off to different dialects but be open to all dialects as to absorb the different cultures around them.