Semantics
Two words that have very similar meanings are known as?
Synonyms
What is the name of the villain in the movie Halloween?
Michael Myers
What is the collective term for oral stops, fricatives, and affricates?
Obstruents
An octagonal traffic signal that a Deaf person might use
Stop Sign Language
What is the subfield of semantics that studies the ways in which context contributes to meaning?
Pragmatics
Which holiday is second to Halloween in candy sales?
Valentine’s Day
What is lowered in the oral cavity to make a sound nasal?
Velum
We don’t want that rule to create an environment for the next rule to apply using a medical apparatus for those who can’t eat or swallow
Counterfeeding Tube
What is the formal name for a member of a larger group? For example, crows, ravens, and pigeons are all _____ of the group “birds”.
Hyponyms
Each year, 35 million pounds of this candy is produced
Candy Corn
What kind of vowels are found at the periphery of the vowel space?
Tense
When you lower your velum before you do the 3-word phrase one does when he is on fire
Nasal Stop Drop and Roll
Formal semantics represents meaning of a sentence using a method called Lambda…this type of math
Calculus
What famous magician died on Halloween?
Houdini
What type of sound is characterized by what looks like white noise in the waveform?
Fricative
Diagramming a sentence with a plant of mythical origin
Syntax Tree of Life
In the sentence “The falling rock crushed the car”, what is the thematic relationship between “rock” and “car”?
Agent-Patient
Halloween is also known as “All Hallows Eve”. The following day is a holiday in the Christian faith known as Hallowmas as well as what other name?
All Saints Day
A rhotacized vowel shows a decrease in which formants?
2 and 3
The largest literacy non-profit organization in the US uses the pitch of a vowel
Reading is Fundamental Frequency