Question
This function occurs twice in the middle stage of Jespersen's cycle, as in the French "ne… pas" that is currently evolving into just "pas." For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this function whose repetition is often considered ungrammatical but is common in spoken English sentences like "I didn't do nothing."
ANSWER: negation [or negative; accept double negation or double negative]
[10m] Alan Gardiner described what we now call Jespersen's cycle when studying double negation in this language. Scripts for this Afro-Asiatic language include hieratic and demotic.
ANSWER: Ancient Egyptian [or er en kemet; accept Middle Egyptian or Late Egyptian]
[10h] Speakers of this broad dialect often repeat the word for "no" before and after a verb for emphasis. This large Romance dialect palatalizes "d" and "t" sounds.
ANSWER: Brazilian Portuguese [or Português brasileiro; prompt on Portuguese or Português]
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Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 42 | 13.57 | 95% | 29% | 12% |