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

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

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Does each word category have a corresponding phrase category?

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Is the adverbial phrase and adverb phrase identical?

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What kind of phrase is "until recently"?

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

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

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By what can an anaphor be realized?

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

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Are there languages with discontinued subordinate clauses?

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

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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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Is a gerund a part of speech?

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

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

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What is tenseness with respect to consonants?

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

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

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Do other languages than English have verbals ,too?

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

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

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?

Does each word category have a corresponding phrase category?

Is the adverbial phrase and adverb phrase identical?

What kind of phrase is "until recently"?

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

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

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?

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

Are there languages with discontinued subordinate clauses?

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

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

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

Is a gerund a part of speech?

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

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

What is tenseness with respect to consonants?

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?