Question

Constructs named for this concept were first demonstrated with an example where pillars, slabs, and beams are passed between a builder and his assistant. A focus on everyday instances of this concept characterizes an “ordinary” philosophical method followed by J. L. Austin. Gottlob Frege (“FRAY-guh”) is often credited with starting the “turn” towards this concept that began analytic philosophy. (10[1])The “beetle (10[1])in the box” thought experiment was used to argue that private examples (10[1])of this concept (10[3])cannot exist by Ludwig Wittgenstein. A field that studies these systems has branches like pragmatics and semantics. For 10 (10[1])points, name these systems studied in linguistics. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: languages [accept private languages; accept language games or sprachspiel; accept ordinary language philosophy; prompt on linguistics or linguistic turn before “linguistics” is read by asking “linguistics studies what concepts?”; prompt on games by asking “the games are named for what concept?”]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Albert Zeng (DII)Penn B (DII)Columbia J (DII)5710
Vincent Zhang (DII)Penn A (DII)Rutgers A (UG)5910
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (DII)Columbia A (UG)7110
Rico-Ian Banting (UG)NYU BLehigh A (UG)7410
Kevin Liu (DII)Maryland B (DII)Rutgers B7410
Lucas Shedlock (UG)Princeton A (UG)Rowan A (DII)7410
Arthur Zhang (DII)NYU A (UG)Fordham A9310
Caedmon Holland (DII)Lehigh B (DII)Bard A (UG)10010

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY1100%0%0%94.00
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%13%81.25
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY7100%0%43%83.43
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%8%83.00
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY10100%0%10%81.80
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%0%75.25
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%0%74.89