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Parts of Speech

Spread of Language

Proto-Languages Misc. 2

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Misc.

$100 Question from H1

The Dyen list is…

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A list of Proto-Indo European cognates

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The vocabulary of a given language is it’s…

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lexicon

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Groups of words with similar meanings are…

$300 Answer from H1

morphemes

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Morphs that belong to different languages but have similar sounds and meanings

$400 Answer from H1

cognates

$500 Question from H1

Which of the following is not a characteristic of language:

1) it is symbolic2) it is referent3) it is based on universal

phonology4) it is arbitrary in meaning

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To isolate and punish the rebels at Boston through a show of enormous force without having to enter conflicts in the other colonies

$100 Question from H2

The spread of the Arabic language has coincided with…

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The rise and spread of Islam

$200 Question from H2

A speech sound in a language is a…

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phone

$300 Question from H2

The primary function of language is

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communication

$400 Question from H2

What is Code switching?

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moving between different languages while speaking

$500 Question from H2

The ways in which words are arranged to form phases and sentences is…

$500 Answer from H2

syntax

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A hypothesized ancestral language from which two or more languages seem to have been derived

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proto-language

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The study of culture and subculture patterns of speaking in different social contexts

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sociolinguistics

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English is a ___________language

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Germanic

$400 Question from H3

The majority of the languages spoken in the world today are…

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Indo-European

$500 Question from H3

Which of the following pairs have most heavily influenced modern English:

1) Greek and Spanish2) Native American and Latin3) French and Indian4) Latin and French

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When linguists refer to a morph they mean…

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smallest unit in a language with meaning

$200 Question from H4

A variety of a language spoken in a particular area or a particular social group

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dialect

$300 Question from H4

Descriptive linguists try discover a languages

rules of…

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phonology, morphology, and syntax

$400 Question from H4

The leading factor in the evolution of new languages is…

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isolation

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Myths, legends, folktales, riddles, proverbs, and superstitions make up a societies…

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folklore

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Islamic norms have influenced Arabic art in that…

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It focuses on shapes and geometric patterns

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The Rosetta Stone allowed for the translation of…

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Hieroglyphs

$300 Question from H5

The Inca knot record keeping method is called…

$300 Answer from H5

Khipu

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In a diglostic situation languages are

$400 Answer from H5

Hierarchical

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Modern Standard Arabic is an example of

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language planning

Lightning Round

Cross-culture research suggests that music can reveal information about all of the following except:

1. social stratification

2. cultural complexity

3. languages impact on culture

4. child rearing practices

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A sound or set of sounds that make a difference in meaning in a particular language is called a:

1. phone

2. phoneme

3. morph

4. morpheme

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Scars, tattoos, branding, and piercing are all types of:

1. temporary adornment

2. body decoration

3. permanent adornment

4. symmetry

Lightning RoundWhich of the following is not a characteristic

of art:1. it is an attempt by an individual to

express or communicate feelings2. societies vary in their characteristics and

style it has culturally patterned meaning3. it is usually produced with indifference

Lightning Round

The content of a society’s art may also reflect that culture’s:

1. counterpoint

2. authority figures as smaller than their followers

3. social stratification

4. polyandry

Final Jeopardy

What is your favorite piece of art? What meaning does it convey and how does it convey that meaning? What can we learn about society from this piece?

Final Jeopardy Answer

Who is Tolstoy?(The book is Kingdom of God)