Name that Writing System!
Definitions
/fɪlm kwoʊts/
Branches
Guess the Language
100
"Союз нерушимый республик свободных
Сплотила навеки Великая Русь!"
What is Cyrillic?
100
This is a general term for a morphological form which is internally stable, can stand on its own and which in principle can be moved to a new position in a sentence
What is a "word"?
100
noʊ, aɪ æm jʊər ˈfɑðər!
What is Empire Strikes Back?
100
This is the study of principles and properties that govern language structure
What is Syntax?
100
"Sommige soorten eenden, hoofdzakelijk die in de gematigde en noordpoolgebieden, migreren"
Dutch (Nederlands)
200
Ο Αδριάνος αρέσει να πίνει πούτσο
What is the Greek alphabet?
200
This refers to a phonetic segment which consists of a stop followed immediately by a fricative
What is an "affricate"?
200
ˈtoʊtoʊ, aɪv gɑt ə ˈfilɪŋ wir nɑt ɪn ˈkænzəs ˌɛniˈmɔr
What is The Wizard of Oz?
200
If you are studying PIE, then you are working in this field
What is Baking.....I mean Historical Linguistics?
200
"Komewa, ine no kajitsudearu momi kara gaihi o torisatta ryūjō no kokumotsudearu"
Japanese (日本語, Nihongo)
300
エイドリアンさんはバカ がいじんですよ!
(Hint, there are two, half points if you only get one)
What are Hiragana and Katakana?
300
This is a term from inflectional morphology which refers to changes in ending for verbs depending on such factors as tense, mood, person and number
What is "conjugation"?
300
bɑnd. ʤeɪmz bɑnd
What is Dr. No?
300
This branch of linguistics is often seen as bridging the gap between linguistics and literary criticism
What is stylistics?
300
"Karpuz, kabakgiller familyasından tek yıllık bir bitki türü"
Turkish
400
What is the Latin Alphabet?
400
This term refers to two or more clauses which are linked by using conjunctions, i.e. the clauses have equal status, e.g. "He came home and went to bed immediately"
What is "parataxis"?
400
oʊpən ðə pɑd beɪ dɔrz, hæl
What is 2001: A Space Odyssey?
400
The name of this field comes from the Greek word ἔτυμον which means ‘true sense’
What is Etymology?
400
"Ang alikabok ay mga maliliit ngunit buong mga bahagi ng dumi na matatagpuan sa kapaligiran"
Tagalog
500
What is Glagolitic?
500
Named after two linguists, this is the notion that thought is determined by language
What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?
500
ɑstə lɑ ˈvɪstə, ˈbeɪbi
What is Terminator 2: Judgment Day?
500
This sub-branch of Graphetics will help you tell your texturas from your Carolingian minuscules
What is Paleography?
500
"Ǣt genumen fram dēorum geset tō fiscum is ēacswā gehāten fisc oþþe fiscflǣsc"
Old English