Linguistics Topic “ought” and “used”
In a short essay of about 600–800 words, consider these questions: • Which properties of modals, main verbs, and auxiliary verbs do ought and used exhibit? Are there any respects in which they’re different from all of these categories, or it’s hard to decide which one they’re more like? • In your opinion, which category […]
The Linguistics of Color Blind Racism
In “The Linguistics of Color Blind Racism: How to Talk Nasty about Blacks without Sounding ‘Racist.” Sociologist Eduardo Bonilla-Silva identifies five stylistic components of color blind racism. Select one of these styles and use it to examine a racial incident from the last 10 years in which the selected style is used to reinforce colorblindness. […]