A.    Example:            "You git along . . . . This here girl's spoke for.  She's a-gonna be married, an' her man's a-comin' for her."
        Page:                432
        Speaker:            woman
        Context:            Al flirts with the speaker's daughter before the dance in the government camp
        Why selected:    interesting word order, "spoke for" and "a-..."
        Meaning:           You move along . . . . My daughter is engaged. She's going to be married and her fiance's coming for her.
 

B.    Example:            "I get so god damn tired jus' figgerin' how to eat."
        Page:                377
        Speaker:            Timothy
        Context:            man who helps Tom get a job digging ditches
        Why selected:    emphasizes frustration, "figgerin'" repeated often in text--shows how frustrated they get having to plot
                                solutions
 

C.    Example:            "Never you mind . . . I won't tell on you.  We'll pretend like she was already broke.  We'll pretend we
                                ain't even been in here."
        Page:                385
        Speaker:            Ruthie Joad
        Context:            she is saying this to Winfield after she thinks he broke the toilet at the government camp
        Why selected:    I like the use of she for toilet and the repetition.  Sounds like when a child is reassuring another.