Question

read the excerpt from zora neale hurstons \john redding goes to sea.\ \cose you allus tries tuh know mo than me, but ah aint so ignrant. ah knows a heap mahself. many and manys the people been drove outa their senses by conjuration, or rid tuh deat by witches.\ why does zora neale hurston use non - academic english in this excerpt? to emphasize the relationship between john and his parents to provide a historical context in which the events occur to portray the dialect of black americans during the period to reflect the mixed emotions johns mother has about her child

Explanation:

Hurston uses non - academic English (dialect) to represent the speech patterns of Black Americans at the time. This helps in creating an authentic cultural and linguistic portrait. It is not about emphasizing John - parent relationship (no indication of that in the text), not providing historical context (more about language use), and not reflecting John's mother's emotions (the focus is on the language form, not internal feelings).

Answer:

C. to portray the dialect of Black Americans during the period