User Probably

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1 answer

321 views

Can Old Church Slavonic be considered an artificial language?

history slavic-languages

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7 votes

3 answers

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Why is [ð] so rare?

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7 votes

1 answer

523 views

Are analytic languages easier to learn compared to synthetic languages?

linguistic-typology language-acquisition

asked Feb 3, 2021 at 13:55

4 votes

1 answer

315 views

What is the cause of difference between British and American pronunciation?

english pronunciation history american-english

asked Apr 2, 2016 at 15:40

3 votes

1 answer

330 views

Do languages tend to lose the distinction between formal and informal language?

historical-linguistics sociolinguistics

asked Mar 3, 2017 at 18:33

3 votes

3 answers

103 views

How are words sorted in brain? [closed]

neurolinguistics

asked Nov 14, 2019 at 22:10

3 votes

2 answers

173 views

Are false cognates something languages tend to create?

phonetics etymology cognates cognitive-linguistics

asked Aug 14, 2020 at 6:49

2 votes

0 answers

955 views

What exactly does the ding-dong theory of the origin of language state, according to Max Müller?

reference-request origin-of-language sound-symbolism history-of-linguistics

asked Mar 12, 2017 at 20:24

2 votes

1 answer

937 views

What is motivatedness?

terminology origin-of-language sound-symbolism

asked Dec 5, 2016 at 13:12

2 votes

0 answers

53 views

Where can I find a comprehensive list of priming connections?

semantics reference-request neurolinguistics

asked Feb 25, 2017 at 20:31

2 votes

2 answers

3k views

Is there any language which doesn't have "hello", "thank you" or "please"? [closed]

historical-linguistics origin-of-language proto-world

asked Oct 10, 2015 at 9:47

2 votes

2 answers

787 views

How far is Natural semantic metalanguage really natural?

theoretical-linguistics linguistic-universals universal-grammar nsm

asked Oct 14, 2015 at 17:17

1 vote

2 answers

198 views

Is it possible to detect onomatopoeic basis in indigenous languages?

phonology historical-linguistics reference-request origin-of-language indian-languages

asked Sep 14, 2016 at 10:28

1 vote

2 answers

343 views

Could the proto-human language still play a role in the interlingual communication?

cross-linguistic origin-of-language research proto-world sound-symbolism

asked Dec 15, 2016 at 15:39

1 vote

0 answers

58 views

Is there a language that uses some kind of second layer traits (signs of a two-dimensional character)?

reference-request list-of-languages theoretical-linguistics phonotactics african-languages

asked Mar 10, 2017 at 16:33

1 vote

1 answer

68 views

Term for "regional linguistics"?

terminology descriptive-linguistics

asked Mar 12, 2017 at 18:00

1 vote

2 answers

146 views

Do grammatically close languages tend to begin to use literal translations of some words in other senses in that other language?

terminology semantics language-change language-acquisition bilingualism

asked Jan 17, 2019 at 0:51

1 vote

0 answers

59 views

Name of the theory of lexical semantics that distinguishes consonants by the values "up" and "down"?

lexical-semantics cognitive-linguistics poetry sound-symbolism

asked Oct 23, 2017 at 8:37

1 vote

3 answers

249 views

Why does inflection in any language sound so natural? [closed]

english morphology german native-language plurality

asked Oct 10, 2015 at 9:22

0 votes

0 answers

73 views

Is it plausible there will be an established form of European English in the future?

english dialects creoles

asked Jul 6, 2018 at 10:51

0 votes

2 answers

856 views

Can languages merge together? [duplicate]

historical-linguistics

asked Apr 28, 2017 at 14:44

0 votes

2 answers

109 views

Why is Indonesian Google Translator voice so much better than English?

english phonology phonetics transcription australian-languages

asked Jul 11, 2017 at 18:12

0 votes

1 answer

82 views

Is there a document with all the inflection forms of all the world languages?

morphology inflection resource-request

asked Dec 27, 2016 at 7:41

0 votes

2 answers

246 views

Are phonemes worse recognizable in English than in Czech?

english phonology historical-linguistics pronunciation czech

asked Feb 28, 2017 at 15:01

0 votes

1 answer

106 views

Name of the act of borrowing linguistic concepts from different languages

terminology etymology borrowing idiomaticity

asked Jul 15, 2016 at 13:36

0 votes

1 answer

111 views

How do language differences develop? [closed]

phonetics pronunciation theoretical-linguistics dialects

asked Aug 2, 2016 at 10:15

-1 votes

1 answer

5k views

Do Chinese minorities speak Chinese as a native language?

chinese

asked Oct 11, 2016 at 11:56

-1 votes

1 answer

189 views

Are there tribes speaking Indonesian?

sociolinguistics pidgins austronesian

asked Mar 3, 2017 at 18:16

-1 votes

3 answers

235 views

Why do I feel like "g" should mutate to "dz"?

morphology phonemes czech

asked Dec 17, 2017 at 0:24

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29 Questions

Can Old Church Slavonic be considered an artificial language?

Why is [ð] so rare?

Are analytic languages easier to learn compared to synthetic languages?

What is the cause of difference between British and American pronunciation?

Do languages tend to lose the distinction between formal and informal language?

How are words sorted in brain? [closed]

Are false cognates something languages tend to create?

What exactly does the ding-dong theory of the origin of language state, according to Max Müller?

What is motivatedness?

Where can I find a comprehensive list of priming connections?

Is there any language which doesn't have "hello", "thank you" or "please"? [closed]

How far is Natural semantic metalanguage really natural?

Is it possible to detect onomatopoeic basis in indigenous languages?

Could the proto-human language still play a role in the interlingual communication?

Is there a language that uses some kind of second layer traits (signs of a two-dimensional character)?

Term for "regional linguistics"?

Do grammatically close languages tend to begin to use literal translations of some words in other senses in that other language?

Name of the theory of lexical semantics that distinguishes consonants by the values "up" and "down"?

Why does inflection in any language sound so natural? [closed]

Is it plausible there will be an established form of European English in the future?

Can languages merge together? [duplicate]

Why is Indonesian Google Translator voice so much better than English?

Is there a document with all the inflection forms of all the world languages?

Are phonemes worse recognizable in English than in Czech?

Name of the act of borrowing linguistic concepts from different languages

How do language differences develop? [closed]

Do Chinese minorities speak Chinese as a native language?

Are there tribes speaking Indonesian?

Why do I feel like "g" should mutate to "dz"?