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2018-04-13 16:49:57 -0400 Denise

“why does Portuguese sound different from the other Romance languages?”

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2018-04-13 12:37:34 -0400 ksteimel

resulted as

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2018-04-10 15:50:04 -0400 michetique

What is a word for linguistics that starts with 'th'

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2018-04-09 17:18:50 -0400 Dithless

Why and when did Italian replace the letter L with I in certain words?

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2018-04-03 10:03:38 -0400 Buddinghtree

'arboriculturist' versus 'arboriculturalist'

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2018-03-30 23:39:24 -0400 Suelli

Are transcription quizzes fair?

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2018-03-30 02:56:27 -0400 A S Sundar

What are the defining qualities of a 'language'?

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2018-03-21 09:19:56 -0400 alimadnan

Is D-structure solid or liquid?

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2018-03-15 18:29:07 -0400 Sbernardin

is business linguistics a new area

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2018-03-14 22:51:05 -0400 Jardiniere28

Does anyone recognize this alphabet?

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2018-03-14 14:17:53 -0400 George Ou

The origin of affixes

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2018-03-05 19:02:12 -0400 [email protected]

Iowan Dialect

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2018-03-04 10:30:00 -0400 fd18

how distant can be distant assimilation (or dissimilation)?

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2018-02-28 10:48:58 -0400 Katherine

What does 'pishwanton' mean ? is there a Gaelic or Norse translation?

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2018-02-21 20:09:53 -0400 curiousperson

"I thought you would know" versus "I thought you knew"

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2018-02-21 20:08:08 -0400 curiousperson

"I thought I knew you" versus "I thought I know you"

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2018-02-21 20:05:49 -0400 curiousperson

"bought it because it was" versus "bought it because it is"

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2018-02-21 20:03:39 -0400 curiousperson

"Going to" versus "getting to"

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2018-02-17 22:00:36 -0400 Siliproksi

Is Turkish older than Bulgarian?

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2018-02-17 11:46:54 -0400 Luciane

Linguistics applied to artificial intelligence?

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2018-02-16 14:38:36 -0400 linguist654

take a shower vs have a shower

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2018-02-10 23:41:04 -0400 gregcoupe

Question re Glossolalic utterances

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2018-02-02 15:07:55 -0400 kgb91

What is the correct pronunciation of the Swedish word flytta?

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2018-01-19 14:34:04 -0400 om

simplified language

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2018-01-18 14:29:29 -0400 Nedina

What is the oldest known origin of the word "halcyon"?

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