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How does alcohol affect the ability to speak a second language?

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Do onomatopoeias resist sound change?

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Why do so many core Romanian words with Latin roots come from different roots than in the other Romance languages?

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Are there ablaut changes in romance languages?

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Where does the "t" in some words like "night" and "fight" come from?

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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?

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Would an extended alphabet have been a hindrance to inventing computer technology?

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What are the historical origins of terms for north, south, east and west?

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What is the sound law to describe the etymology of “helix” and “vulva”?

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Why did Greek never develop into other languages like Latin?

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How usual is it for languages to have both prepositions and postpositions?

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Declinable conjunctions

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IPA transcription of the American English "bunched" /r/

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Are the inflectional endings in English known to have evolved from separate words or do they go too far back into PIE to know?

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When an outsider describes family relationships, which point of view are they using?

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Why does "brother" have the instrumental case in this Polish sentence?

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Are there any extinct phonemes in Russian?

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Is rhyming a uniquely English language construct?

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Are there languages with contrasting unvoiced aspirated, unaspirated, and ejective stops?

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What are the main accents of modern Russian among native speakers?

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Is there a proposed parameter of 'copula-drop'?

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The meaning of "what"?

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How did the Portuguese pronoun "se" take on these other functions?

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Are English 'butterfly', German 'Butterfliege' and Dutch 'botervlieg' cognates?

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Focus-marking in different varieties of Spanish

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Is whispering transcribed in IPA?

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Plural form as respect form - based on what?

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Using the word "dream" as hope for the future across languages

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Is Slavic [zima] ("winter") derived from "snow"?

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House vs. home in other languages

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How does alcohol affect the ability to speak a second language?

Do onomatopoeias resist sound change?

Why do so many core Romanian words with Latin roots come from different roots than in the other Romance languages?

Are there ablaut changes in romance languages?

Where does the "t" in some words like "night" and "fight" come from?

How do linguists distinguish between case endings and postpositions, especially in languages which have both and/or have no traditional grammar?

Would an extended alphabet have been a hindrance to inventing computer technology?

What are the historical origins of terms for north, south, east and west?

What is the sound law to describe the etymology of “helix” and “vulva”?

Why did Greek never develop into other languages like Latin?

How usual is it for languages to have both prepositions and postpositions?

Declinable conjunctions

IPA transcription of the American English "bunched" /r/

Are the inflectional endings in English known to have evolved from separate words or do they go too far back into PIE to know?

When an outsider describes family relationships, which point of view are they using?

Why does "brother" have the instrumental case in this Polish sentence?

Are there any extinct phonemes in Russian?

Is rhyming a uniquely English language construct?

Are there languages with contrasting unvoiced aspirated, unaspirated, and ejective stops?

What are the main accents of modern Russian among native speakers?

Is there a proposed parameter of 'copula-drop'?

The meaning of "what"?

How did the Portuguese pronoun "se" take on these other functions?

Are English 'butterfly', German 'Butterfliege' and Dutch 'botervlieg' cognates?

Focus-marking in different varieties of Spanish

Is whispering transcribed in IPA?

Plural form as respect form - based on what?

Using the word "dream" as hope for the future across languages

Is Slavic [zima] ("winter") derived from "snow"?

House vs. home in other languages