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Travelling armchair linguist.

Never studied in an institution but read books and web with probably more breadth than depth.

Always on the road surviving in a strange foreign language. Currently in Thailand on my way to Laos where I hope to improve my Lao.

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What's the difference between phonetics and phonology?
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Are there languages with other spatial deixis besides "here", "there" and "over there"?
Sep 21, 2011
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Why do so many core Romanian words with Latin roots come from different roots than in the other Romance languages?
Sep 21, 2011
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Do some languages have articles besides the definite and indefinite articles?
Sep 13, 2011
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How do field linguists begin to study an undocumented language which they cannot speak?
Sep 21, 2011
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How do linguists distinguish between case endings and postpositions, especially in languages which have both and/or have no traditional grammar?
Dec 17, 2011
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Are the Japanese and Korean subject particles known to be related in any way, including by Sprachbund?
Sep 13, 2011
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What makes a non-native English speaker sound foreign?
Sep 24, 2011
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Does Japanese have determiners?
Sep 14, 2011
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Are there any studies on some English passive verb constructions currently being replaced by new intransitive senses?
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