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Why is Edenics not recognized as a serious linguistic theory?

answered Apr 30, 2014 at 0:58

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Is there a language without gender in third person pronouns?

answered May 13, 2014 at 23:00

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Are Indian languages distinct or are they just different dialects?

answered Apr 23, 2014 at 0:37

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How much Lithuanian and Romanian languages are mutually intelligible?

answered Mar 2, 2014 at 6:58

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Earliest recognition that Germanic and Romance languages are related

answered Dec 16, 2016 at 18:26

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Is there a name for the type of word that the word, “scarecrow,” is? (a transitive verb conjoined with its object)

answered Aug 12, 2021 at 5:44

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What language branch of PIE does Kartvelian belong to? (Georgian language)

answered Dec 23, 2021 at 23:21

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Apparent sound crespondences between Eurasian, Trans-New-Guinean, Pama-Nyungan and Burushaski

answered Aug 4, 2022 at 22:06

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Timescale for language divergence at ~10,000 years: Polynesian languages vs languages of the Americas?

answered Dec 24, 2021 at 1:25

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Languages with the fewest phonemes

answered Sep 27, 2013 at 1:00

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Which languages have words containing the same letter three times in a row?

answered Dec 10, 2014 at 18:39

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Was there an evolution of the Greek alphabet in the Middle East?

answered Apr 27, 2014 at 17:52

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How is Sanskrit "va" supposed to be pronounced?

answered Nov 30, 2013 at 21:37

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Are "nine" and "new" etymologically or historically connected?

answered Dec 14, 2013 at 2:16

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Latin "niger" from *negʷ-?

answered Dec 29, 2018 at 20:13

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Does the root word mus- in Latin mean "thief"'? Mouse=thief, Moses=Extractor etc

answered Apr 14, 2021 at 21:11

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Solution to a typological problem about PIE phonology: are there any facts that contradict this view?

answered Oct 10, 2013 at 2:26

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Origin of silent 's' in some Spanish-speaking Caribbean countries?

answered May 9, 2014 at 17:49

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Phonology vs phonetics : /ʁɔz/ vs [ʁoz]

answered Apr 19, 2015 at 18:10

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Similar reuse of roots across languages and language families

answered Jun 3, 2014 at 20:38

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Grammatical Aspects

answered Dec 22, 2013 at 22:35

7 votes

Is Ruki sound law a Satem "Rhotacism"

answered Jul 31, 2020 at 18:13

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Why do Ancient Greek words have "εί" from PIE "e"?

answered Dec 15, 2021 at 19:21

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Are the hebrew prefix letters (משה וכלב) considered a form of agglutination?

answered Dec 22, 2018 at 3:18

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Where do Latin and Greek words come from?

answered Nov 4, 2016 at 16:03

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Could lat. circus 'circle' (< gr. κίρκος) and κύκλος 'cycle' be related?

answered Feb 27, 2022 at 20:27

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Using 'is' after non-denoting phrases

answered Jan 11, 2023 at 22:57

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Is there a relationship between Arabic ka'b and Greek kybos?

answered Nov 29, 2016 at 21:17

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Why were some letters missing in Latin?

answered Aug 21, 2016 at 18:29

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Great Vowel Shift and pronunciation of name

answered Mar 28, 2017 at 4:18

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Why is Edenics not recognized as a serious linguistic theory?

Is there a language without gender in third person pronouns?

Are Indian languages distinct or are they just different dialects?

How much Lithuanian and Romanian languages are mutually intelligible?

Earliest recognition that Germanic and Romance languages are related

Is there a name for the type of word that the word, “scarecrow,” is? (a transitive verb conjoined with its object)

What language branch of PIE does Kartvelian belong to? (Georgian language)

Apparent sound crespondences between Eurasian, Trans-New-Guinean, Pama-Nyungan and Burushaski

Timescale for language divergence at ~10,000 years: Polynesian languages vs languages of the Americas?

Languages with the fewest phonemes

Which languages have words containing the same letter three times in a row?

Was there an evolution of the Greek alphabet in the Middle East?

How is Sanskrit "va" supposed to be pronounced?

Are "nine" and "new" etymologically or historically connected?

Latin "niger" from *negʷ-?

Does the root word mus- in Latin mean "thief"'? Mouse=thief, Moses=Extractor etc

Solution to a typological problem about PIE phonology: are there any facts that contradict this view?

Origin of silent 's' in some Spanish-speaking Caribbean countries?

Phonology vs phonetics : /ʁɔz/ vs [ʁoz]

Similar reuse of roots across languages and language families

Grammatical Aspects

Is Ruki sound law a Satem "Rhotacism"

Why do Ancient Greek words have "εί" from PIE "e"?

Are the hebrew prefix letters (משה וכלב) considered a form of agglutination?

Where do Latin and Greek words come from?

Could lat. circus 'circle' (< gr. κίρκος) and κύκλος 'cycle' be related?

Using 'is' after non-denoting phrases

Is there a relationship between Arabic ka'b and Greek kybos?

Why were some letters missing in Latin?

Great Vowel Shift and pronunciation of name