Morphemes
the smallest part of a word with meaning
Character studied in class
Pardoner
Author of The Lottery
Shirley Jackson
Author of Ten With A Flag
Joseph Haines
the study of language in relation to social factors
can occur independently
Version of English Chaucer was writing in
Middle English
Character that got stoned
Tessie Hutchinson
Flag indicates what
-special circumstance
-parents must sacrifice something
Most commonly deals with what? (as studied in this unit)
Morphology and phonology
Bound Morpheme
must occur in combination with a free morpheme
Irony is what kind of device?
rhetorical (will accept figurative language)
Irony of The Lottery
-support of lottery until it's their turn
-solemn tone of story despite positively attributed title
Irony of Ten With A Flag
Baby discovers Johnnie to be a traitor
Factors of sociolinguistics
class, region, communities
What do conjugations most affect?
Tense and number
What is ironic about the Pardoner?
He preaches not being greedy yet lies himself about the true nature of the relics he owns
Sociolinguistics in The Lottery
Ways in which characters speak/view lottery as part of society
Sociolinguistics in Ten With A Flag
Sociolinguistics in Chaucer
Deal with class through Pardoner trying to seem more elite than he is through lies
Break down the word "irreplaceable" into its morphemes with definitions for each
-ir: not
-replace: take the place of
-able: having the power, skill
-irreplaceable: impossible to replace
How do we see sociolinguistics at work?
Through the efforts of the Pardoner to seem better than he is to his peers
Author's use of sociolinguistics compared to Chaucer
more focus on town tradition vs. eliteness
Author's use of sociolinguistics compared to The Lottery
more emphasis on doctor as elite, combines Chaucer's approach and Jackson's approach
Sociolinguistics in modern short stories
deal more with setting (regions) and communities - what are people already accustomed to?