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What characteristics are unique to English (or at least rare among language as a whole)?

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Languages that are gaining morphological distinctions

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Why did English lose declensions while German retained them?

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Plural “you” in different language families connoting respect

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How did 'cocodrilo' originate from 'crocodile'?

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Why is it that direct object may be marked with either ACC or GEN case, depending on the verb in Slavic languages?

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