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Frequency of English words despite native equivalents in other languages: studies?
I am not a student of linguistics. However, I am learning Hindi, which is a fascinating language.
Are there studies on the frequency of English words - in a language where the country was colonised by ...
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Which languages have absorbed the most vocabulary from Russian, and which languages have influenced its vocabulary?
I'm a student of formal linguistics and Russian language, my question has been surprisingly hard to google -- I've studied a little Ukrainian, and I've read that its structurally similar to Russian ...
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In Arabic loanwords, why does Persian change the short vowels with different vowels instead of matching them with long counterparts?
Classical Arabic (4th-9th century) short vowels are /a/, /u/, and /i/, and long vowels are /a:/, /u:/, and /i:/.
New Persian (1000-1200 years old) short vowels are /æ/, /o/, and /e/, and long vowels ...
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Reasons for things named same way in seemingly unrelated languages
How did it come different languages share idiomatic expressions, or name something in same words?
Like, take word "inflammation" for example. In English, it's "in(ner)" and "flame". In Ukrainian, it'...
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