Question
Some linguists analyze syllabic timing in units of “phonological weight” called morae. For 10 points each:
[10m] In the theory of Larry Hyman, this starting segment of a syllable corresponds to zero morae, while the nucleus that comes after this segment corresponds to one or two morae.
ANSWER: onset
[10h] When a mora is lost due to the deletion of a consonant or vowel, this process with a two-word name often occurs to a nearby vowel, thus preserving the overall number of morae.
ANSWER: compensatory lengthening [prompt on lengthening or descriptions of the vowel getting longer]
[10e] This language’s Doric dialects can be classified as “Severer” or “Milder” based on the long vowels that resulted from compensatory lengthening. The roots in the word “phonology” come from this ancient language.
ANSWER: Ancient Greek [or Hellēnikḗ]
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Summary
| 2025 ACF Nationals | 04/19/2025 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
Data
| Waterloo A | Georgia Tech | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Chicago A | Stanford | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Illinois A | Toronto A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |