Question

Tim Wharton claimed that this part of speech exists on a continuum between “showing” and “saying” in a paper using relevance theory as a framework. Felix Ameka created a classification including the “conative” type of this part of speech in a paper referring to this part of speech as the “universal yet neglected part of speech.” A term referring to a blacksmith and an apprentice is used to describe a phatic use of this part of speech in Japanese called aizuchi, (-5[1])which is used in backchanneling. (-5[1])(*) Secondary examples of this part of speech are taken from other parts of speech. Members of this part of speech in English are the only ones where click consonants can occur. (-5[1])Cognitive examples of this part of speech are often used as filler words. For 10 points, English examples of what part of speech include expletives and exclamations like “ouch”? ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: interjections [accept cognitive or emotive interjections; accept primary or secondary interjections; accept “Interjections: The universal yet neglected part of speech”; prompt on exclamations or expletives before mention]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Neil GurramA is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairsnumber of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haiku80-5
Jason GolfinosWhere are the ACF Nationals recordings?Stanford+85-5
Eve FleisigBerkeleyCry of the Common Loon116-5
Shahar SchwartzCry of the Common LoonBerkeley14610
Vinu HariharStanford+Where are the ACF Nationals recordings?14610
Vittal Bhatnumber of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haikuA is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairs14610

Summary

2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%0%100%146.00
2024 ARGOS Online03/22/2025Y3100%0%0%109.67
2024 ARGOS @ Brandeis03/22/2025Y367%0%100%146.00
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster11/17/2024Y580%0%20%115.00
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024Y367%0%33%141.50
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024Y6100%33%17%117.67
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024Y3100%0%33%126.33