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LingFo 2019 Trivia!

Quiz by Alex Kramer

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  • Q1
    English is a member of which branch of the Indo-European language family?
    Romance
    Germanic
    Celtic
    Balto-Slavic
    60s
  • Q2
    What word is represented by the IPA transcription ['ɹi.tʃɨz]?
    Ritchie's
    reaches
    riches
    re-cheese
    60s
  • Q3
    Which of the following is a type of borrowing?
    Labovian
    lexical
    ameliorative
    obligatory
    60s
  • Q4
    What is the general clinical term for language impairment due to damage to the brain?
    aphasia
    alexia
    dyslexia
    dysphagia
    60s
  • Q5
    Choose the correct IPA transcription of the word "fudge".
    [fʊdʒ]
    [fʊɖʒ]
    [fʌdg]
    [fʌdʒ]
    60s
  • Q6
    Which of the following languages is related to English?
    Malayalam
    Tamil
    Tiwa
    Hindi
    60s
  • Q7
    Which of these is a constituent of the sentence "Dani sent me a long, annoying email"?
    both "long, annoying email" and "a long, annoying email"
    "sent me a"
    "a long, annoying email"
    "long, annoying email"
    60s
  • Q8
    Which of the following is a brain region that has been connected to language?
    Broca's area
    Mohr's circle
    medulla
    Benioff zone
    60s
  • Q9
    Which of these statements is entailed by the sentence, "Ian eats a large breakfast every day"?
    Ian likes eggs.
    Ian eats a large breakfast on Mondays.
    Ian always eats large meals.
    Ian sometimes skips breakfast.
    60s
  • Q10
    Which of these is a hyponym of "animal"?
    mammal
    eukaryote
    organism
    creature
    60s
  • Q11
    The sentence "It was me who stole the cookies" is an example of...
    clefting
    sluicing
    autochthon
    syneclise
    60s
  • Q12
    A high back unrounded vowel is represented by which of the following IPA symbols?
    ɯ
    ʊ
    ɰ
    ʍ
    60s
  • Q13
    Which of Grice's maxims is flouted by this exchange? A: Is Reno in Mexico? B: Sure, and Philadelphia is in Florida.
    maxim of quantity
    the exchange does not violate any maxim
    maxim of quality
    maxim of relevance
    60s
  • Q14
    How many morphemes are in the word "debaters"?
    3
    1
    2
    4
    60s
  • Q15
    What part of the ear converts sound waves into neural signals?
    cochlea
    auricle
    tympanic membrane
    ossicles
    60s

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