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Do any languages/cultures other than English apply non-grammatical gender to ships?

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Why does it seem that all Proto-Germanic words have PIE roots?

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How does Bengali “choe” (ছয়, meaning “six”) derive from a root like “ṣáṣ” (Vedic Sanskrit) or “*s(w)eḱs” (PIE)?

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Why are there words meaning both "breath" and "life/spirit" in so many languages?

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good references for old indo-European languages

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Antonyms yet homophones

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existential force and universal force

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When turned "to hear" into "to belong" in Germanic Languages?

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How important is syntax to translation?

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What is the syntax of "second" in phrases like "the second most common problem"?

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How to define colors in the Natural Semantic Metalanguage?

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Word Boundaries and Compounding

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What natural symbolic representations could be used for Mathematical constants?

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Why do the equivalents of “moody” in other Germanic languages mean “courageous”?

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Learning linguistics from scratch

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Is 'x' the written form for the speech sound ɛks in this sentence?

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Why are modal verbs in English defective?

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What is the term for this derivation: "Cheeseburger comes from Hamburger" but... the word hamburger didn't refer to ham

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Why does linguistics focus on spoken languages rather than written ones?

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Are some language features more resistant to change than others?

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Could it be that the pronoun *eǵh₂om ("I") in PIE is not an innovation?

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When an existential verb is used existentially as the predicate to a subject, is it true in all languages that it cannot take another predicate?

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Does knowing PIE roots help with vocab?

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What idea(s) do you have of 'Proto' in discussions in linguistics?

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Word meaning as function of the composition of its phonemes

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Is there a way to refer to the semantic similarity-based counterpart to eggcorn?

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What causes relative frequency of consonants?

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Why proto-languages?

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151 Answers

Etymological Fallacy

Do any languages/cultures other than English apply non-grammatical gender to ships?

Why does it seem that all Proto-Germanic words have PIE roots?

How does Bengali “choe” (ছয়, meaning “six”) derive from a root like “ṣáṣ” (Vedic Sanskrit) or “*s(w)eḱs” (PIE)?

Why are there words meaning both "breath" and "life/spirit" in so many languages?

good references for old indo-European languages

Antonyms yet homophones

existential force and universal force

When turned "to hear" into "to belong" in Germanic Languages?

How important is syntax to translation?

What is the syntax of "second" in phrases like "the second most common problem"?

How to define colors in the Natural Semantic Metalanguage?

Word Boundaries and Compounding

What natural symbolic representations could be used for Mathematical constants?

Why do the equivalents of “moody” in other Germanic languages mean “courageous”?

Learning linguistics from scratch

Is 'x' the written form for the speech sound ɛks in this sentence?

Why are modal verbs in English defective?

What is the term for this derivation: "Cheeseburger comes from Hamburger" but... the word hamburger didn't refer to ham

Why does linguistics focus on spoken languages rather than written ones?

Are some language features more resistant to change than others?

A question about possible worlds and truth value

Could it be that the pronoun *eǵh₂om ("I") in PIE is not an innovation?

When an existential verb is used existentially as the predicate to a subject, is it true in all languages that it cannot take another predicate?

Does knowing PIE roots help with vocab?

What idea(s) do you have of 'Proto' in discussions in linguistics?

Word meaning as function of the composition of its phonemes

Is there a way to refer to the semantic similarity-based counterpart to eggcorn?

What causes relative frequency of consonants?

Why proto-languages?