Crossword Puzzle (Dilang Linggwist)

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  1. 1. This language is said to be the official grandfather of fantasy conlangs (constructed languages).
  2. 4. The letters "k" and "g" in the word "kangaroo" are categorized as velar consonants. The active articulator is the tongue body. What is the passive articulator?
  3. 5. It is defined as ‘the study of sentence structure’
  4. 7. Who is qualified to assess and recommend the most suitable communication strategy for a person to use?
  5. 9. This country has the most number of languages of 850.
  6. 12. A regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary, especially a way of speaking that differs from the standard variety of the language.
  7. 13. What is the name of the event held in UP Diliman, Palma Hall, PH 207, at September 6, 2014, 8am-5pm?
  8. 15. The study of the relationships between linguistic behavior and psychological processes, including the process of language acquisition.
  9. 18. The popular phrase ‘hakuna matata’ is from what African language?
  10. 20. What is a small country in the Middle East that is made up of alternating vowels and consonants? It is the longest name of a country whose letters do that.
  11. 25. This word, meaning eye, has the same meaning in Tagalog, Bahasa, Fijian and other Austronesian languages.
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  1. 2. This is a system of communication using visual gestures and signs, as used by deaf people.
  2. 3. In Arabic and in Greek, which country gave its name to the orange (the citrus fruit)?
  3. 6. What is the name of the organization that presented this event?
  4. 8. Old Norse is similar to this modern Scandinavian language.
  5. 10. This was declared as the word of the year last 2013. It is now included in the Oxford Dictionary.
  6. 11. He was considered as the father of linguistics.
  7. 14. It is the scientific study of language.
  8. 16. A catalogue of a given language's words; the words used in a language or by a person or group of people.
  9. 17. A Spanish-based creole language spoken in the Philippines.
  10. 19. Set of structural rules governing the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in any given natural language.
  11. 21. The regional lingua franca of Northern Luzon.
  12. 22. Study of word origins
  13. 23. An ancient pre-colonial Philippine writing system
  14. 24. It is the most spoken language in the world with over a billion speakers.