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What is the idea behind calling the adverb the garbage can of words?

Feb 21 '17 at 2:33 StoneyB on hiatus 1,439

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Could you point out some theories on how the names for numbers developed?

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Dec 19 at 5:42 Anixx 5,917

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How is the the adjective in a definite noun phrase different from a nondefinite one in Germanic and Balto-Slavic languages?

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Jun 12 '17 at 0:08 Artemij Keidan 2,381

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What are arguments for and against a common origin of Korean and Japanese?

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Jun 11 '17 at 11:40 Artemij Keidan 2,381

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Did proto-indo-european possess sounds that are not any longer present or rare in modern IE languages?

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Apr 2 '17 at 14:07 Artemij Keidan 2,381

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Do all languages have the same set of grammatical relations?

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Is there a dominant sequence in which a language throughout its evolution changes its type?

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Mar 15 '17 at 16:16 WavesWashSands 3,321

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What kind of phrase is "until recently"?

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Mar 12 '17 at 14:43 StoneyB on hiatus 1,439

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Is the adverbial phrase and adverb phrase identical?

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Feb 27 '17 at 9:17 Araucaria - him 2,424

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Does each word category have a corresponding phrase category?

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Feb 27 '17 at 0:27 lemontree 5,985

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How does the description of the grammar of a language differ between a traditional and scientific approach?

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Jul 9 '18 at 0:44 Nick Nicholas 3,204

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Are there languages with discontinued subordinate clauses?

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Apr 13 '17 at 18:46 CommunityBot 1

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By what can an anaphor be realized?

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Mar 21 '17 at 12:40 gaeguri 1,474

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Given all the languages that have ever existed, is there a limit for different parts of speech?

parts-of-speech linguistic-universals

Apr 5 '19 at 21:56 Miztli 1,071

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Could you provide examples of free word order languages that use word order to express grammatical categories?

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Mar 21 '17 at 21:24 Abdul Al Hazred 1,007

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Is a gerund a part of speech?

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Mar 21 '17 at 21:03 Greg Lee 12.1k

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Why do so many grammars divide a clause into Subject and Verb instead of Subject and Predicative?

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Mar 14 '17 at 7:38 Abdul Al Hazred 1,007

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Which word is the head of the phrase "somewhere there"?

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Feb 27 '17 at 0:20 lemontree 5,985

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What is tenseness with respect to consonants?

phonology phonetics korean coarticulation

Mar 20 '17 at 20:04 user6726 61.1k

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What parts of linguistics deal with the differences between text types?

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Mar 14 '17 at 17:55 jk - Reinstate Monica 23.1k

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How to diagram a sentence containing a sentence adverb? [closed]

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Feb 15 '17 at 18:24 BillJ 781

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Have modern languages slowed down or even stopped from language change?

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Mar 17 '17 at 17:19 jk - Reinstate Monica 23.1k

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Do other languages than English have verbals ,too?

verbs nouns linguistic-universals adjectives adverbs

Mar 13 '17 at 14:28 jk - Reinstate Monica 23.1k

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Is "down at the bar" an adjective phrase or adverb phrase?

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Mar 10 '17 at 22:14 lemontree 5,985

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Is there a chart showing all assignments of phrases to functions within a sentence?

sentences phrases

Feb 21 '17 at 14:05 Abdul Al Hazred 1,007

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25 Questions

What is the idea behind calling the adverb the garbage can of words?

Could you point out some theories on how the names for numbers developed?

How is the the adjective in a definite noun phrase different from a nondefinite one in Germanic and Balto-Slavic languages?

What are arguments for and against a common origin of Korean and Japanese?

Did proto-indo-european possess sounds that are not any longer present or rare in modern IE languages?

Do all languages have the same set of grammatical relations?

Is there a dominant sequence in which a language throughout its evolution changes its type?

What kind of phrase is "until recently"?

Is the adverbial phrase and adverb phrase identical?

Does each word category have a corresponding phrase category?

How does the description of the grammar of a language differ between a traditional and scientific approach?

Are there languages with discontinued subordinate clauses?

By what can an anaphor be realized?

Given all the languages that have ever existed, is there a limit for different parts of speech?

Could you provide examples of free word order languages that use word order to express grammatical categories?

Is a gerund a part of speech?

Why do so many grammars divide a clause into Subject and Verb instead of Subject and Predicative?

Which word is the head of the phrase "somewhere there"?

What is tenseness with respect to consonants?

What parts of linguistics deal with the differences between text types?

How to diagram a sentence containing a sentence adverb? [closed]

Have modern languages slowed down or even stopped from language change?

Do other languages than English have verbals ,too?

Is "down at the bar" an adjective phrase or adverb phrase?

Is there a chart showing all assignments of phrases to functions within a sentence?