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Boston Culture

Boston Culture. By: Michael May. Language of Boston. Boston Dialect Uses and emphasis on the vowel " r” Also known as Boston English Try to say “Park tha ca in tha Havard Yarrd “ Slang Language of Boston Used to shorten words or make word different

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Boston Culture

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  1. Boston Culture By: Michael May

  2. Language of Boston • Boston Dialect • Uses and emphasis on the vowel "r” • Also known as Boston English • Try to say “Park tha ca in thaHavardYarrd“ • Slang Language of Boston • Used to shorten words or make word different • Word "bang" to Bostonians means to turn such as “bang a left” • Boston Irish • Uses a mix of Gaelic and English. • Originated from Ireland

  3. Boston Gestures • The Head Nod • Use to say “hello” or “what’s up” • Mostly used on the streets while walking by • The Middle Finger • Sign of disrespect all over Boston • Means “F.U” • The Forearm Jerk • Similar to the middle finger “F.U” • Came from Italian descendents

  4. Bostonian Values • Jaywalking: A Bad Value • Peron walks in traffic unlawfully • Displays unruliness and lack of public order • $1 fine to the city of Boston • Respect on an other: A Good Value • Respect all over Boston, major in heritages • Centralizes family in the city • Committing a Crime: A Bad Value • Boston full of crime and criminals (many prisons) • You do the crime, you do the time

  5. Boston Sanctions • Positive Sanction #1 • Helping others less fortunate than you, will make you feel good about yourself • Positive Sanction #2 • If you need help, there is always some available • Negative Sanction #1 • If you commit a crime, you get arrested • Negative Sanction #2 • If you join a family, you live by the sword and die by the sword • Negative Sanction #3 • Being a Yankees baseball fan will make you the most hated person in Boston

  6. Boston Countercultures • Italian Boston • Migrated to Boston (settled in North End) • Similar norms of what Bostonians use • E.G: Uses under neck hand swipe for “F.U” • Irish Boston • Migrated to Boston (settled in South End) • Different norms of what Bostonians uses • E.G: Speaks Gaelic • Chinese Boston • Migrated to Boston (settled in Chinatown) • Different norms of what Bostonians use • E.G: Family is most important

  7. Boston Taboos • Being a Yankees fan in Boston • Get you to be the hated person in Boston • Starts fights and arguments • Bostonians having a weird accent • Can get into brawl between Bostonians • Not respecting Bostonians • BOSTONIANS= BIG ON RESPECT

  8. Questions?

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