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The reason why Semitic languages are written right to left
This is not even a widely heard of theory. The reason why English is written left to right is that our ancestors wrote left to right, so the underlying question is what was the direction of the first ...
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Is it possible to become fluent in any language simply by reading books in that language?
I had a friend who became fluent in Latin solely by reading classical texts, so yes, it is possible.
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Which branch of linguistics studies handwriting?
the study of handwriting itself, to which branch of linguistics does it belong?
This kind of hierarchical thinking is fundamentally flawed. The concept of university ought to some extent be self-...
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