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Are there any languages with only one of “yes” or “no”?

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Is there a measure for grammatical similarity?

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Does paucal always represent the same number range per language?

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Are there any words that have merged in pronunciation and spelling and then separated again?

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How do illiterate French people learn which pronunciation to use in different sentences?

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Does the Dutch sentence “Waarschijnlijk deze zomer ga ik naar Spanje” follow the V2 structure?

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Do sound changes have a preferred direction?

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Behaviour of attributive nouns in foreign languages

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Feb 24 '19 at 1:52 CJ Dennis 1,140

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Is an empty morph a lexeme?

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Is /ɡ/ Germanic and /dʒ/ French in English ge-/gi- words?

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How can I find which words don't exist in a language?

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What is the classification of semantics into literal and figurative meanings called?

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Can determiner/noun pairs not be noun phrases?

phrase-structure

Jul 12 '18 at 0:05 CJ Dennis 1,140

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Analysis of adverbial phrases composed of NOUN and NOUN

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Aug 20 '19 at 21:56 Community♦ 1

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How did “will” lose the meaning “want” in English?

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Could “scratch” be derived from the same PIE source as “card” and “chart”?

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What's the term for backshifting when it's not part of reported speech?

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Mar 31 at 2:42 CJ Dennis 1,140

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Is duck typing valid to identify parts of speech?

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How to break down sentences into known grammatical categories

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How to record differences in irregular morphemes

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Classification of -s added to English words

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21 Questions

Are there any languages with only one of “yes” or “no”?

Is there a measure for grammatical similarity?

Does paucal always represent the same number range per language?

Are there any words that have merged in pronunciation and spelling and then separated again?

How do illiterate French people learn which pronunciation to use in different sentences?

Does the Dutch sentence “Waarschijnlijk deze zomer ga ik naar Spanje” follow the V2 structure?

Do sound changes have a preferred direction?

Behaviour of attributive nouns in foreign languages

Is an empty morph a lexeme?

Is /ɡ/ Germanic and /dʒ/ French in English ge-/gi- words?

How can I find which words don't exist in a language?

What is the classification of semantics into literal and figurative meanings called?

Can determiner/noun pairs not be noun phrases?

Analysis of adverbial phrases composed of NOUN and NOUN

How did “will” lose the meaning “want” in English?

Could “scratch” be derived from the same PIE source as “card” and “chart”?

What's the term for backshifting when it's not part of reported speech?

Is duck typing valid to identify parts of speech?

How to break down sentences into known grammatical categories

How to record differences in irregular morphemes

Classification of -s added to English words