Question
It's not anthropology, but the imaginary language Bongo-Bongo is most often used to conceptualize this subfield that titles the magnum opus of Isidore of Seville. This subfield studies rebracketing, in which sets of morphemes are misdivided to yield erroneous results. Scholars within this subfield put asterisks at the beginning of certain words to indicate that they are (*) reconstructions. This subfield partially names a phenomenon in which foreign or unfamiliar words are altered to fit more common linguistic rules, its "folk" type. The comparative method of this subfield can deduce roots from groups of cognates. For 10 points, what subfield of linguistics studies the origin of words? ■END■
ANSWER: etymology [accept folk etymology; prompt on historical linguistics; prompt on linguistics until read]
<Social Science - Social Science - Linguistics>
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Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | TUH | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 42 | 88% | 10% | 0% | 93.70 |