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How does L. "quartus" come from L. "quattuor", which has "quat" but "quart"?

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Simplicity of the verb in Germanic languages

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Why are modal verbs in English defective?

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Sumerian: Why would 'gi(r)' in 'Ki-en-gi(r)' not simply mean 'reed'?

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

Are there clear exceptions to the alleged universality of "alphabet" as a term used in all languages

What was the original pronunciation of 'ä' in German?

Spurious Fs' spawning

What is Double Zero Grade?

Does this kind of simile have a more precise/specific name?

Can one word form a phrase?

Which animal is closest to having language and why?

Welcome and bienvenidos

Is the Greek ζ related to the Chinese 子?

Examples of ‘kangaroo etymologies’ that actually happened

Latin -que suffix in romance languages

proto-Indo-European root for the modern 'comma' and for 'hatchet'

Why is binarity emphasized so much in linguistics?

Does English have genuine literary conversation without the use of Latin and Greek words?

Have there been attempts in making artificial alphabets for the Indo-European languages?

Which branch of linguistics studies handwriting?

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

Is morphology of English mostly done by its etymology?

How does L. "quartus" come from L. "quattuor", which has "quat" but "quart"?

Diminutive bias from minority language code switching?

Are ~simba (Bantu) and ~simha (Indic) related?

Can these similarities between PIE and Burushaski be explained?

Simplicity of the verb in Germanic languages

Are there traces of Old Turkish in ancient Germanic languages?

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

Is there a link between the words red and bread?

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

Why are modal verbs in English defective?