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Do there exist languages with wh-prepositions?

Why does linguistics focus on spoken languages rather than written ones?

Rules for glottal stop insertion across languages

What is the approximate time of the loss of the intervocalic /s/ in Greek?

What evidence is there against “nonsegmental” phonology?

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Are there any languages with only front vowels?

Are there any recent articles on the current state of Case theory?

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Evidence that ø and œ are separate phonemes in French?

Head directionality parameter and adpositions in Finnish

Are the longest German and Turkish words really single words?

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Does anyone know if there are plans for a 'successor' to Huddleston and Pullum (CamGEL or CGEL)?

When did Dutch lose its Aspirated Consonants

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