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Current thinking on whether isolating languages have more complex syntax, or pragmatics, or lexicon, or other features

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/l/ environments in English and Introductory Phonology by Bruce Hayes

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Word for splitting of 1 language into 2?

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Do conjunctions like "and" ever become grammaticalized into plural morphemes?

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What is the current consensus on Fortunatov's law of Indo-European linguistics?

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Is it true that Brahmi script is related to the Phoenician script?

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