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I'm a conlanger who needs reliable information about real languages. By profession, I'm a speech/language therapist, so some of my questions may be work-related as well.

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What is word order used for in "free word order" languages?
Feb 23, 2012
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How do tone languages assign phonemic tones to loanwords from non-tone languages?
Apr 12, 2012
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Are there any languages in which verbs are a closed class?
Jul 6, 2012
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Are there any languages that don't permit instrumental subjects?
Apr 28, 2012
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What are the chief advantages & disadvantages of describing sentences with dependency vs. phrase structure trees?
Mar 23, 2013
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If two syllables in Mandarin have the same vowels but different tones, can the syllables be said to rhyme?
Jun 20, 2012
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What is a mora?
Jun 20, 2012
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How does vowel harmony typically arise in a language?
Aug 8, 2013
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Are there any natural languages in which /ʂ/ and /ʃ/ are distinct phonemes?
Feb 12, 2022
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Do languages change at different rates?
Jul 20, 2013
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Has modern physics undermined Berkeley's idealism?
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Are normative definitions possible in ordinary language philosophy?
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Is verificationism dead?
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What is the bio-mechanical plausibility of humanoid vampyres exracting blood by biting into a person's neck?
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What features should I include in a presentation of a heavily inflected conlang that copies the format of 19th century grammars?

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