IPA
Consonant characterized by friction at the alveolar ridge lacking vibration of the glottis. (Unvoiced alveolar fricative)
What is /ʃ/?
The linguist made famous by their study of the post vocalic /ɹ/ dropping in New York by going to department stores.
Who is William Labov?
This area is categorized by research in speech production, language in the brain, and the anatomy of speech disorders.
What is psycholinguistics?
Berber
Vowel characterized by unrounded lips, high, tension, and front place (high, front, tense, unrounded vowel)
What is /i/?
Sociolinguistic researcher known for their ethnographic research on teenage use of urban features as an indicator of identity in high schools in Detroit. The study features jocks and burnouts.
Who is Penelope Eckert?
Area characterized by the Theory of Universal Grammar, Minimalist Theory of Grammar, Xbar Theory, and Theta Theory.
What is syntax?
Swahili
Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda
Consonant characterized by a stop at the front of the lips while vibrating the glottis. (voiced, bilabial, stop)
What is /b/
Linguist whose research has contributed to the "bilingual advantage" debate in psycholinguistics. The theory is that bilinguals may have a cognitive advantage over monolinguals due to the higher cognitive load.
Who is Ellen Bialystok?
Area characterized by the research of language change, language genealogies, and some parts of dialectology.
What is historical or diachronic linguistics?
Quechua
Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador
Vowel characterized by rounded, high, loose, and back features. (High back rounded loose vowel)
What is /ʊ/?
Linguist who proposed the minimalist theory of syntax which followed Xbar theory.
Who is Noam Chomsky?
Area characterized by the research of meaning of words
What is semantics?
Basque
Spain