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Week 6 Discussion

Get out your device, use the access code on the board, and complete the quiz!

Swearing (or cursing, cussing, etc.) is the use of words that are deemed taboo (by a community) to express the emotional state of the speaker
- Focus on connotation and perception
- Returned to historical linguistics, morphology, and pragmatics

We explored the ideas about how words get their meanings:
History
- Comparative reconstruction
- https://www.etymonline.com/
Morphological processes
- Affixes (includes prefixes, suffixes, infixes)
- English infixation!
Usage
- Politeness (negative and positive)
- Saving face

WARNING: This video contains the F-word. Like, a lot.
- As we said in class, we recognize that some people are uncomfortable with swearing.
- I’ll give you a minute if you want to put in headphones and listen to something else for 6.5 minutes.
- To participate in the activity, though, you will need to review the transcript that we have included in Canvas.
- And we will use the substitute word “freak” and its variants in our discussion ::: {.notes}

Be considerate of students who are uncomfortable. Tell them that they can raise any concerns with me directly.

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The New Yorker’s “The F-Word”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_42tJgX_S48
- As you watch/read, think about what parts of speech the f-word can be and what forms it can take
- We’ll also talk about the factors in this video that point to the importance of context
  - Aside from general concerns about swearing, what might make people uncomfortable? Why?
  - How is this conversation structured? Why does the dad just keep talking?

Monday and Wednesday in Singletary
- Who says “pop” and why?
- Where do dialects come from?
Be working on Observation Notes #3
Friday = Quiz 6
- Be here!
- Let me know if you have any questions or concerns