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Travel the World of Indo-European Languages
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Join me for a world tour of Indo-European languages! We'll be traveling over 6,000 years and 10,000 miles, so pack your suitcase and your linguistic intuition!
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Tough
15 Q
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pu2-ke-qi-ri
Nov 15 05
7038 plays
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'Hastings' and the English Language
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It's common knowledge that after the Battle of Hastings, the 'Norman Conquest' created a mixed language with Anglo-Saxon and French vocabulary overlapping each other. This quiz deals with some of the more remarkable effects.
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Average
10 Q
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flem-ish
Mar 31 02
9144 plays
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How to Speak Without a Voice
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Some babies have the ability to learn sign language before they can speak. Based on Acredolo & Goodwyn's research "Baby Sign Language" is a modification of "American Sign Language." See if you can answer these questions on "how to speak without a voice."
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Average
10 Q
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coachpauly
Dec 19 11
1344 plays
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This Quiz Made Possible by the Letter "R"
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The friendly, familiar letter "R" is indeed a tricky little beastie. "R" you ready to find out more?
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Tough
10 Q
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pu2-ke-qi-ri
Dec 08 07
4263 plays
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What Did They Really Mean?
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The word "malapropism" comes from Mrs. Malaprop, a character created by the playwright Richard Sheridan. She often used fancy words that were just plain wrong. I'll give you some famous malapropisms and you guess the correct term.
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Very Easy
10 Q
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Catamount
Jun 21 04
16548 plays
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L-ing-guistics
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How much do YOU know about the morphology, syntax, semantics, sociolinguistics, and pragmatics of "ing" usage? Yep. Me too. So you should do fine on this quiz!
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Tough
10 Q
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uglybird
Apr 07 05
3102 plays
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Fun with Surnames
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We all have one, but how much do we know about the surnames that we hear in our everyday life?
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Difficult
20 Q
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azazella
Apr 12 05
6411 plays
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Indo-European Languages
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This is a general quiz on Indo-European language families. I hope you find it fun and informative!
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Average
10 Q
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inquizitive
Oct 30 04
3177 plays
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It All Sounds Greek To Me
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Undoubtedly, it is very difficult to master the Greek language. However, most of us speak Greek every day even though we do not always understand it! This is a quiz dealing with the influence of the Greek language on the English vocabulary. Have fun! :)
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Average
10 Q
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Warzycha
Dec 18 03
6705 plays
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Into the origins of Western language alphabets
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Alphabets are one of the most useful inventions, contributing immensely to the development of our world. Still, more people know in which school Madonna studied than where and how their writing system developed. To change that, play THIS Quiz!
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Tough
10 Q
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zanazana
Apr 25 07
1932 plays
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Basic Linguistics
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Owing to the fact that my other linguistics quiz is too hard (!), I have decided to write a simpler one. It concentrates less on the theoretical side of linguistics.
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Tough
10 Q
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Matve
Oct 17 02
5916 plays
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Homeric Questions
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Homer's Greek is linguistically interesting-- a fact not known to most casual readers of the "Iliad" and "Odyssey" in translation. Take this quiz to find out more about the language and poetry of Homer! No knowledge of Greek required.
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Average
10 Q
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pu2-ke-qi-ri
Jun 12 04
1257 plays
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Dai the Dap travels the map!
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Our friendly Welsh globetrotter Dai the Dap visits places outside Wales which for various reasons have a Welsh version of their name. Can you work out, using some of Dai's clues, where in the world he is?
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Average
10 Q
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huw27
Jan 16 09
1044 plays
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A linguistic trip through Europe
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As anyone who has travelled through Europe knows, the languages spoken there differ quite a lot. Here are ten questions about some modern European languages and their predecessors.
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Tough
10 Q
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akg1486
Nov 12 09
1806 plays
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Linguistic Anthropology
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Linguistic Anthropology deals with communication, language acquisition, language origins, and the cultural connections to language use. Have fun...
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Average
10 Q
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Leki
Aug 19 02
4518 plays
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Maori Words in Everyday Use
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In New Zealand there are many words from the Maori language which are now in everyday use. You will hear or see these words on the TV and in newspapers without translation. These might be useful if you are planning a holiday in our beautiful country!
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Average
10 Q
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ScrabbleClare
Jan 08 09
885 plays
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Turkey In A China Shop
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A quiz on country names which became legitimate words in various languages (with a slight bias towards Hebrew).
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Tough
10 Q
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gentlegiant17
Jun 14 08
1446 plays
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Basic linguistics
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This quiz tries to give a taste of linguistics by presenting some of the basic problems.
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Average
10 Q
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nyul
Jan 04 10
1182 plays
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The Art of Libretto Translation
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After two MA dissertations on the subject, I know a thing or two about libretto translation, i.e. translation of a text that is meant to be sung. Let's explore some of the basics of this underrated discipline of translation studies.
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Average
10 Q
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PearlQ19
Nov 13 11
222 plays
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Language - Viewed by a Linguist
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Like an earlier quiz of mine, this offers a view of language and of grammar that may strike many as unconventional. If you are unfamiliar with linguistics please treat it as a learning experience.
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Tough
10 Q
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bloomsby
May 09 05
1413 plays
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Languages of Asia and the Americas
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This might be a bit tough for those not in the language business, but give it a go anyway.
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Tough
10 Q
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twinflame
Nov 17 05
1332 plays
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Unconventional Grammar
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Have you ever wondered what an essentially semantic grammar might look like? This quiz may shed light on this. Please note that in this kind of grammar the "Object" is inanimate, while the "Experiencer" is animate.
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Average
10 Q
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bloomsby
Nov 14 04
2073 plays
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Linguistics 2
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This is just some more information that you can pick up in a basic Linguistics course.
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Average
10 Q
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ladymacb29
Mar 08 02
5361 plays
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Let's Talk Consonants
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Can you pronounce your consonants correctly? This quiz tests your knowledge on the pronunciations of 24 consonant sounds. Good luck and enjoy!
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Average
10 Q
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Matthew_07
Jul 30 08
1224 plays
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Linguistics 101
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This is just some more information that you can pick up in a basic Linguistics course.
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Average
10 Q
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ladymacb29
Mar 08 02
4836 plays
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Basic Linguistic Terms
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Linguistic terminology won't - in itself - help you to improve your linguistic levels. Yet it may help you to have an insight in how a language functions. Terms are illustrated with examples from English, French, Spanish and German.
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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flem-ish
Mar 04 02
3891 plays
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Linguistics
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I present to you some rather challenging queries on the world of linguistics...good luck!
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Tough
10 Q
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thejazzkickazz
Jun 08 01
2643 plays
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Matve's Linguistics Challenge
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Welcome to my Linguistics Challenge. Anyone who is doing a Linguistics degree should not complain about the difficulty of the questions; anyone else is welcome to be totally baffled.
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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Matve
May 17 02
1977 plays
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Collective Nouns
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Collective nouns are thought only to exist for animals, but in fact there are many groups (of humans) that also have collective nouns, based often on their gender or their occupation. Test your knowledge of these collectives in this quiz.
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Tough
10 Q
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jglane
Nov 08 10
969 plays
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Son of Language Family Values
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Somewhat easier than the first entry in the series (!), this quiz simply asks players to match a language to the correct family (or vice versa), or to pick the "odd language out"!
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Difficult
15 Q
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Sapir
Mar 08 13
327 plays
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