"Mama gonna whip you good, too," said prideful Little Man, still fuming as we approached the school. "'Cause I'm gonna sure tell it."
"Naw you ain't," said Stacey. There was a shocked silence as all heads turned to him. "This here thing's between Cassie and Lillian Jean and ain't nobody telling nobody nothin' 'bout this." He stared directly at T.J., caught his eye, and repeated, "Nobody."
—Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry,
Mildred D. Taylor
What is the difference between the language used by the narrator and the language used by the characters?
The narrator uses dialect to describe the historical setting.
The characters use language that has a point of view.
The characters speak in dialect to reflect the historical setting.
The narrator and the characters use different historical dialects.