That's So Gay! Or Is It?

That’s So Gay! Or is it?

An Exploration of the Meaning of This Happy-Go-Lucky, Flamboyant and Pejorative Piece of the English Lexicon.

Conjunction, Junction What IS Your Function?

 

Conjunction, Junction What IS  Your Function?

And that has been the question, since even before the peppy cartoon gave voice and face to our persnickety little grammatical inquiry back in 1973. The conjunction, just like most elements in a language, is multifaceted and is tired of being pigeonholed! The conjunction is not limited to the sole purpose of connecting elements within a sentence, and is perfectly capable of beginning a sentence on its own.

Published!

I got published! How tremendously exciting! For a twenty-two year-old master's student, being told that your article is published is a pretty mountain-top experience!

So here's the skinny:
Title: "Sociolinguistic Variation in the American Black Deaf Community: An Introduction to the Status of Past and Current Research"
Jounral: Journal of Undergradaute Interpreting Studies
Access: http://www.northeastern.edu/juis/journal/2012issue/
UALR News Story: http://ualr.edu/www/2012/11/05/journal-to-publish-undergrads-research/