Nouns
What is dialect.
People in Eatonville are worried that TeaCake is this (and define).
What is treacherous: guilty of/involving betrayal.
Critics criticized Hurston's use of dialect as "incorrect English." This is an example of _____________ grammar.
What is PREscriptive grammar.
The power of nature is an example of this in Their Eyes Were Watching God.
What is a theme.
A person studying the way that a language shows culture, irrelevant of rules, is studying this type of grammar.
What is DEscriptive = Objective study of how a language is actually used by speakers and writers
The jooks that Janie and Teacake go to in the Everglades can best be described as _______ (and define).
What is Boisterous--Noisy, Energetic, Cheerful, Rowdy
Transmutation.
This word has absolutely nothing to do with cute, curly-tailed dogs and everything to do with a fiery personality. Define.
What is pugnacious--Eager or quick to argue
This noun could be used both to describe Jody as he is lying on his death bed AND the landscape of the Everglades after the hurricane (and define).
What is Dishevelment--The state of being untidy or messy
Define motif and name two motifs in Their Eyes Were Watching God.
What are: Voice, Nature (Trees/Animals/Insects), Janie's Hair, The Horizon--Recurring concept/image that supports the theme, develop character(s), or build mood
You can describe the hurricane at the end of the novel as this (and define)
What is monstropolous: something that is enormous AND monstrous.
Zora Neale Hurston studied systems and structures of language. As an anthropologist, she therefore studied this.
What is Grammar.
Define and give an example of vernacular.
What is everyone in the South says "y'all" or everyone in Maine says "wicked"--Language or dialect spoken by the general population of people in particular country or region
What is autonomous--Having the freedom to govern oneself/the self
Joe is able to offer many ______ things to Janie, but he can't make her happy (and define).
What is tangible--Perceptible by touch