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Is Wikipedia's argument for Universal Grammar completely fallacious?

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Which nodes are meant by 'the specifier of a null active V' and 'this VP'?

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What is the relationship between syntax and semantics?

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How to Handle Conjunctions in Generative Syntax Tree without Abandoning Nontangling Condition

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Do any languages mention the top limit of a range first?

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Phrase structure tree of a Wh question

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Characterising adverbial constructions

syntax adverbs conjunctions

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Is the concept of grammatical function related to inflexion?

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Can causative and anticausative co-occur in Turkish verbal morphology?

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Why can 'that' be included in that-clauses, but must be omitted whenever constituents are questioned?

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Parse Tree Formatter Tools?

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Swedish conjugation, spoken vs written

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Is there a measure for grammatical similarity?

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Semantics of a focus particle and Epistemic/Alethic Modality

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