Problem
I. What are framing conventions in speech and conversation? Discuss a speech event that you've witnessed, noting framing conventions.
II. What are terms of address? What are terms of address you use in everyday life? How do they shift from situation to situation? Have terms of address shifted during COVID? If so, how?
III. Discuss the modern use of the pronouns they/them. Where do they fit within the discussion of LGBTQ+ issues? Do they/them work in the singular? Why or why not?
IV. What is African American Vernacular English? How did it form? How has it contributed to the ethnic/racial identify of black people in the United States? What is your opinion on the Ebonics controversy?