Oski is a Linguist?
This linguist and anthropologist, along with Benjamin Whorf, coined a famous and controversial hypothesis which claims that a person’s language determines and influences their perception of the world.
Who is Edward Sapir.
This building on campus, completed in 1952 and named after the man shown here, is affectionately known as the “Freshman Maze”
What is Dwinelle Hall.
Could you be any more this 5-letter word that means mainstream, like pumpkin spice lattes.
What is basic.
This is known as the smallest unit of meaning in a language.
What is a Morpheme.
This Japanese dish is a type of fermented soybean.
What is natto.
This anthropologist, the first professor appointed to the Department of Anthropology, initiated an ethnographic survey of California that included documentation of the state’s indigenous languages.
Who is Alfred Kroeber.
Current Berkeley faculty hold 9 of this prestigious award for “science, humanism, and peace efforts”.
What is the Nobel Prize.
Also a sound that comes from a faucet, this word now describes your expert fashion sense.
What is drip.
This subfield of linguistics focuses on the way in which people use certain words or sentences to convey meaning.
What is Pragmatics.
This animal, named Dolly, was the first animal to be cloned.
What is a sheep.
This linguist first came to Berkeley as a lecturer in Siamese (Thai), then became the department chair in 1957 and helped establish the Berkeley Language Center and the Survey of California Indian Languages.
Who is Mary R. Haas.
This iconic Berkeley landmark, known as the Campanile, is also the third tallest bell-tower in the world.
What is Sather Tower.
Waving this neutral item indicates a quirky trait that is neither good nor bad but might give you a pause in considering a love interest.
What is a beige flag.
This linguist proposed the theory of universal grammar, whereby rules for language acquisition are innate.
Who is Noam Chomsky.
Weighing around eight pounds, this is the human body's largest organ.
What is the skin.
This professor “laid the foundation of linguistics in China”, and was the author of one of the most important standard modern works on Chinese grammar (‘A Grammar of Spoken Chinese’).
Who is Yuen Ren Chao.
This building is the first university-built and -operated residence hall.
What is Bowles hall.
It means to respond quickly and sharply to criticism, not to applaud in return.
What is clap back.
Irish, Hindi, Greek, and Spanish are all said to have descended from this language.
What is Proto-Indo-European.
She had a #1 hit in each year of the '90s—the only singer to do so.
Who is Mariah Carey.
This cognitive linguist is known for his theory that people’s lives are significantly influenced by the conceptual metaphors they use to explain complex phenomena.
Who is George Lakoff.
The Department of Linguistics was established in this year after Professor Murray B. Emeneau was offered chair at Yale.
What is 1952.
Wanna clap back at someone born between 1946 and 1964? Use this 2-word expression.
What is "Okay Boomer".
The study of elements of speech that are not individual phonetics segments, but rather larger units of speech such as syllables.
What is Prosody.
This word for a friend comes from the Latin for "with whom you would eat bread."
What is a companion.