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Merger of perfect and aorist in Italic and Celtic

The difference between [w] and [u] (especially between the states of the lips)

Marking subject/object that is not a pronoun?

Why would “But” function as its own clause in Hunt's (1965) T-unit and clause system?

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Does any linguist honestly believe that nouns and verbs are not universals?

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Which languages allow right-branching nominal pre-modifiers?

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Vowel change OE

What evidence supports labialized velars in PIE?

Origin of the English word 'tooth' being pronounced /tʊθ/?

Why does the OE form “byrht” appear?

Phonemic Transcription Ambiguity?

What linguistic impact, if any, has the the Roman three name naming system left on modern Romance and European languages?

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Italian 'gn' vs Spanish 'ñ' - Why does their use differ intervocalically and word internally?

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