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How Did Freed Slaves Respond to Reconstruction? How Did Freedom

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How did freed slaves respond to Reconstruction? How did freedom affect the economic, social, and political life of former slaves? In what ways was their freedom still incomplete?


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Metalingual Function

One of Jakobson’s semiotic functions. Establishes the agreed-upon meaning for words—for example, by establishing that Rose refers to the name of a girl, not a flower.

Agreed Meaning

Shared understanding among individuals or groups about the interpretation of a term or concept.

Ratio Analysis

In Burke’s dramatistic analysis, this means examining the relative significance of each pentad unit (act, scene, agent, agency, purpose) in any situation.

Pentad Unit

A group or collection of five units, often used in the study of linguistics or qualitative research as a structural component.

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