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When did Hebrew start replacing Yiddish?

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Are there languages with verb tenses, but no conjugation?

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Is there a linguistic term for replacing past tense verb with present tense?

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Did/Do most languages use a similar pronoun to the plural for formal singular?

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does F3 correspond to any articulatory features?

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What is the relation between a specifier and a determiner?

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Is the difference between a labialized consonant [ʷ] and a consonant followed by a [w] audible?

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Use of asterisk in middle of word of an attempted proto-language; does it refer to everything that follows?

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Eliminating potential meanings of an ambiguous phrase because if they meant XYZ, they'd have written differently: What is this inference called?

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Is there a term for syntactically and semantically linked modifying phrases?

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sentence structure vs word order difference

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Dental plosives without top teeth

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Could habere in Latin and have in English (and other germanic languages) be cognate through proto germanic borrowing?

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How does the resurrection of languages work?

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How do we parse the sentence, "I have never seen a fish get cooked like that"?

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Is there is a theory according to which both West Asian and East Asian form a sprachbund?

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Bibliography for a beginner in philosophy of language

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Is there any case where a relative adverb could also be described as a relative pronoun?

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Why are dental sounds rare?

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Does this sentence violate Principle A of Binding Theory?

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Learning linguistics from scratch

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What are all the primary variants of these languages?

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What Non-Austronesian languages have a linker or ligature?

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Could an entire language be created using only smells?

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Finding articulatory profiles

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Is there a term for how English replaces the preposition "of" by putting the word that comes after "of" before the word that comes before "of"?

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When did Hebrew start replacing Yiddish?

Why can you say "I am not sure whether it's raining" but not "I am sure whether it's raining"?

Are there languages with verb tenses, but no conjugation?

Is there a linguistic term for replacing past tense verb with present tense?

Did/Do most languages use a similar pronoun to the plural for formal singular?

does F3 correspond to any articulatory features?

What is the relation between a specifier and a determiner?

Is the difference between a labialized consonant [ʷ] and a consonant followed by a [w] audible?

Etymological Fallacy

Question about the concept of free morpheme

Use of asterisk in middle of word of an attempted proto-language; does it refer to everything that follows?

Eliminating potential meanings of an ambiguous phrase because if they meant XYZ, they'd have written differently: What is this inference called?

Is there a term for syntactically and semantically linked modifying phrases?

sentence structure vs word order difference

Dental plosives without top teeth

Could habere in Latin and have in English (and other germanic languages) be cognate through proto germanic borrowing?

How does the resurrection of languages work?

How do we parse the sentence, "I have never seen a fish get cooked like that"?

Is there is a theory according to which both West Asian and East Asian form a sprachbund?

Bibliography for a beginner in philosophy of language

Is there any case where a relative adverb could also be described as a relative pronoun?

Why are dental sounds rare?

Does this sentence violate Principle A of Binding Theory?

Learning linguistics from scratch

What are all the primary variants of these languages?

What Non-Austronesian languages have a linker or ligature?

Could an entire language be created using only smells?

Finding articulatory profiles

Is there a term for how English replaces the preposition "of" by putting the word that comes after "of" before the word that comes before "of"?

A question about Binding Theory