LIN Major Requirements
language recognition
Language genetics!
language recognition 2
UC Davis Trivia
100

The LIN Major has 2 requirements in our Preparatory Subject Matter. This is a  requirement that isn't LIN 001 and is often completed with multiple classes

What is the foreign language requirement? (One Foreign language course beyond the 15-unit requirement of the College of Letters and Science in the same language used to fulfill the college requirement)

100

a sample of this language is: Tutti gli esseri umani nascono liberi ed eguali in dignità e diritti. Essi sono dotati di ragione e di coscienza e devono agire gli uni verso gli altri in spirito di fratellanza.

What is italian

100

A language spoken outside of Europe that is part of the Indo-European language family

what is: Persian, Hindi, Nepali, etc.

100

A sample of this language is: 人人生而自由﹐在尊嚴和權利上一律平等。他們賦有理性和良心﹐並應以兄弟關係的精神互相對待。

What is: Mandarin?

100
How many egghead sculptures are around campus? (Bonus points if you can name all of them)

5 eggheads:

- See no evil/hear no evil

- Eye on Mrak (Fatal Laff)

- Bookhead

- Stargazer

- Yin & Yang

200

These are only four upper division linguistics classes specifically required for completion of the major.

what are LIN 103A, LIN 103B, LIN 111, LIN 131

200

a sample of this language is: Все люди рождаются свободными и равными в своем достоинстве и правах. Они наделены разумом и совестью и должны поступать в отношении друг друга в духе братства

what is russian?

200

one national language of South Africa whose origins are not found in Europe?

what is: isiZulu, isiXhosa, isiNdebele, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga?

200

A sample of this language is: Alle mennesker er født frie og lige i værdighed og rettigheder. De er udstyret med fornuft og samvittighed, og de bør handle mod hverandre i en broderskabets ånd.

What is Danish?

200

What was the original name of UC Davis?

University Farm

300

the number of total upper division units that the LIN major requires?

what is 44 upper division units

300

a sample of this language is: تمام افراد بشر آزاد به دنیا می‌آیند و از لحاظ حیثیت و حقوق با هم برابرند، همه دارای عقل و وجدان می‌باشند و باید نسبت به یکدیگر با روح برادری رفتار کنند

What is Farsi/Persian

300

What is one European national language that is not part of the Indo-European language family

Finnish, Estonian, or Hungarian

300

A sample of this language is: ມະນຸດເກີດມາມີສິດເສລີພາບ ແລະ ສະເໝີໜ້າກັນໃນທາງກຽດຕິສັກ ແລະ ທາງສິດດ້ວຍມະນຸດມີສະຕິສຳປັດຊັນຍະ(ຮູ້ດີຮູ້ຊົ່ວ)ແລະມີມະໂນທຳຈື່ງຕ້ອງປະພຶດຕົນຕໍ່ກັນໃນທາງພີ່ນ້ອງ.

What is Laotian?

300

About how large (in acres) is the UC Davis campus?

5,300 acres

400

This is one course from a department other than Linguistics that can be used to fulfill the upper division elective section of the major requirements. (many answers possible, name one!)

what are: African American and African Studies 156
Anthropology 110, 117, 119, 120
Communication 105
Education 151
English 105, 106
French 109, 160, 161, 162
German 105
Human Development 101
Japanese 151
Native American Studies 107
Philosophy 137A, 137B, 137C
Psychology 132
Spanish 111N, 112N, 113, 114N, 115, 115S, 116, 117, 118

Chinese 160

400

A sample of this language is: Bílaʼashdlaʼii tʼáá ałtsoh yiníkʼehgo bidizhchįh dóó aheełtʼeego ílį́į́go bee baahóchįʼ. Eíí háníʼ dóó hánítshakees hwiihdaasyaʼ eíí binahjį́ʼ ahidiníłnáhgo álíleekʼehgo kʼé bee ahił niidlį́.

What is Navajo?

400

this language is often regarded as the closest living relative of English that is natively spoken in the Northwestern region of the Netherlands

what is West Frisian! (spoken in Friesland)

400

a sample of this language is: Inuit tamarmik inunngorput nammineersinnaassuseqarlutik assigiimmillu ataqqinassuseqarlutillu pisinnaatitaaffeqarlutik. Silaqassusermik tarnillu nalunngissusianik pilersugaapput, imminnullu iliorfigeqatigiittariaqaraluarput qatanngutigiittut peqatigiinnerup anersaavani.

what is greenlandic?

400

When did the first UC Davis four-year undergraduate program begin?

1922

500

This is the highest number LIN class offered below 190.

What is LIN 182

500

A sample of this language is: Бардык адамдар өз беделинде жана укуктарында эркин жана тең укуктуу болуп жаралат. Алардын аң -сезими менен абийири бар жана бири-бирине бир туугандык мамиле кылууга тийиш.

What is Kyrgyz?

500

This indigenous language is the national language of Paraguay and spoken to varying levels by over 90% of Paraguay's population

What is Guarani?

500

a sample of this language is: 人人生出嚟就係自由嘅,喺尊嚴同權利上一律平等。佢哋具有理性同良心,而且應該用兄弟間嘅關係嚟互相對待。

What is Cantonese?
500

What breed of horse was the original Gunrock?

Thoroughbred