User Abdul Al Hazred

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

asked Feb 21, 2017 at 0:41

4 votes

3 answers

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Does each word category have a corresponding phrase category?

syntax parts-of-speech linguistic-universals phrases

asked Feb 21, 2017 at 23:12

4 votes

4 answers

5k views

Is the adverbial phrase and adverb phrase identical?

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asked Feb 20, 2017 at 19:08

4 votes

1 answer

4k views

What kind of phrase is "until recently"?

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asked Mar 12, 2017 at 13:23

4 votes

1 answer

878 views

Do all languages have the same set of grammatical relations?

parts-of-speech linguistic-universals universal-grammar grammatical-subject grammatical-object

asked Mar 13, 2017 at 21:04

4 votes

1 answer

274 views

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

historical-linguistics linguistic-typology inflection agglutinative-languages isolating-languages

asked Mar 14, 2017 at 19:23

4 votes

2 answers

161 views

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

germanic-languages inflection adjectives slavic-languages definiteness

asked Mar 17, 2017 at 15:55

4 votes

1 answer

636 views

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

historical-linguistics japanese korean altaic-hypothesis

asked Mar 17, 2017 at 16:34

4 votes

2 answers

235 views

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

theoretical-linguistics numbers origin-of-language

asked Mar 13, 2017 at 22:10

4 votes

1 answer

315 views

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

phonology phonetics proto-indo-european ipa

asked Mar 20, 2017 at 15:15

3 votes

1 answer

105 views

By what can an anaphor be realized?

discourse references anaphora

asked Mar 20, 2017 at 19:05

3 votes

4 answers

211 views

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

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asked Mar 14, 2017 at 16:02

3 votes

2 answers

137 views

Are there languages with discontinued subordinate clauses?

cross-linguistic sentences subordination complex-sentences

asked Mar 18, 2017 at 15:48

2 votes

2 answers

300 views

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

word-order

asked Mar 17, 2017 at 18:15

2 votes

2 answers

219 views

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

parts-of-speech linguistic-universals

asked Mar 21, 2017 at 11:09

2 votes

0 answers

64 views

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

verbs sentences clauses grammatical-subject predicatives

asked Mar 13, 2017 at 21:19

2 votes

4 answers

3k views

Is a gerund a part of speech?

gerund

asked Mar 12, 2017 at 21:35

2 votes

2 answers

186 views

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

adverbs phrases adjuncts

asked Feb 24, 2017 at 12:13

1 vote

1 answer

548 views

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

syntax-trees generative-grammar grammar-formalism descriptive-linguistics

asked Feb 15, 2017 at 14:45

1 vote

1 answer

355 views

What is tenseness with respect to consonants?

phonology phonetics korean coarticulation

asked Mar 20, 2017 at 18:41

1 vote

1 answer

115 views

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

theoretical-linguistics linguistic-universals forensic-linguistics text-classification

asked Mar 14, 2017 at 16:39

0 votes

1 answer

454 views

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

language-change

asked Mar 17, 2017 at 17:06

0 votes

0 answers

121 views

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

adjectives phrase-structure adverbs phrases

asked Mar 10, 2017 at 21:36

0 votes

1 answer

142 views

Do other languages than English have verbals ,too?

verbs nouns linguistic-universals adjectives adverbs

asked Mar 12, 2017 at 20:30

0 votes

0 answers

46 views

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

sentences phrases

asked Feb 21, 2017 at 0:09

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

Does each word category have a corresponding phrase category?

Is the adverbial phrase and adverb phrase identical?

What kind of phrase is "until recently"?

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?

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?

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

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

By what can an anaphor be realized?

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

Are there languages with discontinued subordinate clauses?

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

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

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

Is a gerund a part of speech?

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

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

What is tenseness with respect to consonants?

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

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

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

Do other languages than English have verbals ,too?

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