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100

The 3 domains of language are

What is content, form, and use

100

Apple released their first IPhone in this year

 What is 2007

100

The English grapheme for the sound ʃ

What is “sh”

100

NYC is known as the big ___

What is the Big Apple

100

True or false? The International Phonetic Alphabet allows us to transcribe speech sounds in any language, regardless of how well documented and studied they are.

True

200

The main cause of aphasia is

What is a stroke


200

 First name Aubrey, who is this Canadian rapper formerly on the teen show “Degrassi”?

Who is Drake

200

The difference between ʌ and ə

What is stress

200

The boroughs in NYC

What are Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island

200

True or false? Aphasia in a bilingual client could manifest in many different ways, such as affecting only one of the languages the client knows.

True

300

Dysphagia is this kind of impairment

What is swallowing

300

This Marvel Movie was the last before Infinity War

What is Black Panther

300

[æpəlz]

What is the phonetic spelling of “apples”

300

NY’s 2 Major League Baseball teams

Who are the Yankees & Mets

300

The symbols that allow us to describe the nuanced, non-speech aspect of speech sounds (e.g. tones, aspiration, etc) are called ___?

Diacritics

400

The four stages of language development are

What are Pre language, toddler, pre school, and school age/ adolescence

400

 What is the name of the show where the female contestants reveal details about “The Bachelor”

What is The Women Tell All

400

[aɪlʌvnɪʃlə]

What is the phonetic spelling of the sentence “I love NSSLHA”

400

This artist described NYC as a “concrete jungle where dreams are made of"

Who is Alicia Keys

400

The rules governing the possible arrangement of speech sounds in any language is called __ ?

Phonotactics

500

Disorders present at birth are called

What is congenital

500

In 2014, this artist was caught on surveillance video yelling and hitting her sister’s husband in an elevator.

Who is Solange Knowles

500

[jɔrmɑmloʊl]

What is the phonetic spelling of the sentence “your mom lol”

500

The color of the Statue of Liberty in 1885

What is copper

500

Around how many months after birth does an infant stop being able to tell apart different speech sounds outside of their native language? (tip: a range is okay)

10-12 months