Mellix provides some examples of the occurrence of language switching in her story. For instance, Mellix’s says, “As a child I felt this same doubleness in uptown Greeleyville where the whites lived. ‘Ain't that a pretty dress you're wearing!’ Toby, the town policeman, said to me one day when I was fifteen. ‘Thank you very much,’ I replied, my voice barely audible in my own ears. The words felt wrong in my mouth, rigid,
Mellix provides some examples of the occurrence of language switching in her story. For instance, Mellix’s says, “As a child I felt this same doubleness in uptown Greeleyville where the whites lived. ‘Ain't that a pretty dress you're wearing!’ Toby, the town policeman, said to me one day when I was fifteen. ‘Thank you very much,’ I replied, my voice barely audible in my own ears. The words felt wrong in my mouth, rigid,