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Linguistics: Halloween! NACLO
Linguistics: Halloween! NACLO
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Test your knowledge about language and linguistics in this engaging quiz
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1
Sign language can have accents like any other spoken language
True
False
2
What is a dialect?
A grammar rule
A language family
A language variant
A slang term
3
The English dictionary today only adds around 100 words per year
True
False
4
What is it called when a word stops making sense when you repeat it over and over again?
being sleepy
your imagination
semantic satiation
5
Noam Chomsky was one of the most influential figures in modern linguistics.
False
True
6
Languages can change over time.
False
True
7
Identify the language and meaning of the word:
Hindi -- adahul = travel to the underworld
Arabic -- alghul = ghoul
Estonian -- Elul = in life
Spanish -- el wool = cloak
8
Where is Halloween celebrated?(yes, we're ignoring Greenland and Alaska)
1,2,6,8
2 only
1,2
All of the above
9
This language is known for its agglutinative grammar and vowel harmony:
Hungarian
Basque
Estonian
Maltese
10
"Chocolate" comes from the Nahuatl word "xocoatl."
False
True
11
Semantics is usually represented using trees.
False
True
12
What does NACLO stand for?
North America Computational Linguistics Olympiad
North America Connecting Linguistics Operation
Nothing, it's just NACLO
North America Computational Languages Olympics
13
Where did the concept of "trick or treat" come from?
"Guising" -- going door-to-door asking for food wearing a costume
Belsnickel -- Children dressed up and made adults guess what they were
All of the above
"Souling" -- poor English people would go door-to-door praying for the dead
14
What is the lambda calculus?
A technique for finding particular solutions of differential equations
A framework for modifying syntax trees and understanding semantics
A type of function notation
Mathematical operations performed to aid with morphology
15
What is the primary language of China?
Mandarin
Cantonese
Hunannese
16
What is the study of language called?
Syntax
Semantics
Phonetics
Linguistics
17
Which language is known for its ejectives (clicks)?
Russian
Japanese
Zulu
French
18
11% of the entire English language is just the letter E
True
False
19
Idea that proposes language influences cognition:
Chomsky–Schützenberger hierarchy
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
Lingua-Vide Principle
Church-Rosser Theorem
20
Which ancient festival (celebrated by the Celts) is a precursor to Halloween?
Samhain
All Saints' Day
Dia de Los Muertos
Banshee Boogie Bonanza
21
Which one of these words is a contronym? (words with two meanings, that both mean opposite things)
claim
execute
refer
reign
22
Origins of the word "Halloween"?
Old English -- Halig : holy
Proto-Germanic -- Lugo : flame
Greek -- Halos : shield
Scottish Variant -- "All Hallow's Eve"
23
What is phonetics focused on?
Language meaning
Word structure
Sound production
Language history
24
Which languages are extremely similar with different scripts?
Montenegrin; Lithuanian; Albanian
Seri; Kwapa; Yucantan Zapotec
Serbian; Croatian; Bosnian
Hindi; Urdu; Bengali
25
Naclo SMU is awesome :D
True
False
