Linguistics Trivia
Ready to twist your tongue and tickle your brain? Dive into our linguistics trivia where silent letters, spicy syntax, and witty wordplay keep you on your toes!
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
Which conjunction, when linking two subjects, requires that the verb be plural?
And
Which common English word is recorded as holding the Guinness World Record for the most definitions in the Oxford English Dictionary’s Second Edition?
Set
Which letter at the beginning of words like "knife" and "knight" is never pronounced?
K
What term describes the set of rules that determine how words form sentences?
Syntax
Which linguist proposed that humans are born with an innate ability for language through his Universal Grammar theory?
Chomsky