The ship's manifest log, that had been filled out back at the port of embarkation, contained the immigrant's name and his/her answers to twenty-nine questions. This document was used by the legal inspectors at Ellis Island to cross-examine the immigrant during the legal (or primary) inspection.
A dialect is distinguished by its vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation (phonology, including prosody). Where a distinction can be made only in terms of pronunciation (including prosody, or just prosody itself), the term accent may be preferred over dialect.he term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors, such as social class.
In this sense, the standard language is not itself considered a dialect. A dialect is distinguished by its vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation (phonology, including prosody).Where a distinction can be made only in terms of pronunciation (including prosody, or just prosody itself), the term accent may be preferred over dialect.he term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors, such as social class.