How To LTA (9/7)
Created in 2020 by Ije Achebe and Ava Conyer
What is LTA?
"A system of conventional spoken, manual (signed), or written symbols by means of which human beings, as members of a social group and participants in its culture, express themselves(Britannica)."
What is Language?
African-American Vernacular English
What is AAVE?
The part of society, especially universities, that is connected with studying and thinking, or the activity or job of studying
What is academia?
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Who is Avianna Zampardi?
Jaelyn Bennett, Barbara Odae, and Eric Frankel
Who are the previous co-leaders of LTA?
The purpose of language
What is communication?
English as a Second Language
What is ESL?
Pre-Melba
What is PCow?
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Who is Matthew Brookes?
This incentive was previously offered to select LTA but now universally applies.
What is an exploration credit?
Language's response to changing historical social conditions.
What is the evolution of language?
Pronoun that can refer to a singular person or a collective group
What is they?
Hardest class at Lawrenceville
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Who is Que Tran Tran?
The complex, cumulative way in which the effects of forms of discrimination (racism, sexism, and classism) intersect, especially in the experiences of marginalized individuals/groups.
What is intersectionality?
The study of the origin of words and how their meanings have changed.
What is etymology?
A variety of a language associated with an ethnic group.
What is an ethnolect/dialect?
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What is SPLASH?
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Who is Imani Gaskin?
The first LTA topic
What is "Let's Talk About Race"?
The transposition within a word of letters, sounds, or syllables.
What is metathesis?
The defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time.
What is "zeitgeist"?
Most overdone trend from 2023 graduation
What is graduating in absentia?
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Who is Chiedza Mupita?