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2020-02-23 12:33:21 -0400 gogi11

Why is the indefinite article before RTS 'an' instead of 'a'?

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2020-02-12 03:33:18 -0400 LaoNewHorizons

Khmu Language Laos PDR.

Education

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2020-02-10 07:05:37 -0400 MamaPlayer

Pronunciation of my Name

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2020-02-05 02:39:26 -0400 Milo

What would a writing sample / research paper for a linguistics grad school entail?

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2020-01-13 07:56:15 -0400 ettamal

What is the difference between holism and wholism?

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2020-01-02 19:58:39 -0400 RenegadeCash436

Should I say TO BE SMASHED WITH BUS or TO BE SMASHED BY BUS?

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2019-12-29 21:59:16 -0400 speida

Is there a set of sounds shared/similar between all languages?

language

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2019-12-25 12:32:58 -0400 Sue

Eddie Murphy's Buckwheat

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2019-12-18 08:56:10 -0400 nuaimiazmi

How would you teach a confusing pair of words? As an example further and farther.

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2019-12-10 20:58:24 -0400 Les Zsoldos

cot/caught merger

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2019-11-26 13:07:31 -0400 Marta

Which word class has the most synonymic relations?

Synonyms

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2019-11-26 07:04:21 -0400 Marta

Do antonyms prime each other faster than synonyms?

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2019-11-24 17:21:03 -0400 Jen

Do you know any other single negation languages, like Standard English, please?

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2019-11-23 02:36:37 -0400 JohannPot

Any languages with exclusively post-nominal quantifiers?

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2019-11-19 18:15:25 -0400 zulu

African Language Source

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2019-11-17 15:22:11 -0400 jess.icaric

Help translating into predicate logic please!

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2019-11-13 06:26:11 -0400 roshan

what is empirical method of study in sociolinguistics?

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2019-11-11 07:30:19 -0400 Inna

The relationship between language and our perception of reality in terms of linguistic relativity and linguistic determinism?

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2019-11-09 13:40:46 -0400 s2sd2d

What is the difference between agreement suffixes with hidden pro and clitic pronouns?

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2019-11-06 17:47:08 -0400 TacoTuesdays

Consider the ambiguous sentence Pat shot the soldier with a gun. Provide two additional examples of sentences that are ambiguous due to the location a PP attaches (i.e., to the VP or the N).

Syntax

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2019-11-04 21:33:41 -0400 Dr.Neuroling

‘Modern’ pronounced as ‘morden?’

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2019-10-24 15:59:13 -0400 Gamestop

Are the words interesting and interested related or different

English

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2019-10-21 16:27:26 -0400 mgevirtz

milnk - have you heard this pronunciation?

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2019-10-09 17:55:16 -0400 Vesna

I was wondering if you could help me find some of these words:

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2019-10-05 00:06:19 -0400 lokopolly93

help with the sounds of words

pronunciation

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2019-09-27 23:22:06 -0400 L. King

Is there some rule for the suffix used to indicate a citizen of a particular country?

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2019-09-25 14:42:00 -0400 Sahara

What is correct: belly dance/belly dancing or bellydance/bellydancing?

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2019-09-23 06:27:48 -0400 Paola

Words of fear cross-linguistically

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2019-09-18 12:59:20 -0400 MichaelSacal

What single word means "to not know where you come from?" TY

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2019-09-12 07:49:50 -0400 MLAN_2010_student

What are the basic steps in solving a phonology problem?

phonology

687 questions

Why is the indefinite article before RTS 'an' instead of 'a'?

Khmu Language Laos PDR.

Pronunciation of my Name

What would a writing sample / research paper for a linguistics grad school entail?

What is the difference between holism and wholism?

Should I say TO BE SMASHED WITH BUS or TO BE SMASHED BY BUS?

Is there a set of sounds shared/similar between all languages?

Eddie Murphy's Buckwheat

How would you teach a confusing pair of words? As an example further and farther.

cot/caught merger

Which word class has the most synonymic relations?

Do antonyms prime each other faster than synonyms?

Do you know any other single negation languages, like Standard English, please?

Any languages with exclusively post-nominal quantifiers?

African Language Source

Help translating into predicate logic please!

what is empirical method of study in sociolinguistics?

The relationship between language and our perception of reality in terms of linguistic relativity and linguistic determinism?

What is the difference between agreement suffixes with hidden pro and clitic pronouns?

Consider the ambiguous sentence Pat shot the soldier with a gun. Provide two additional examples of sentences that are ambiguous due to the location a PP attaches (i.e., to the VP or the N).

‘Modern’ pronounced as ‘morden?’

Are the words interesting and interested related or different

milnk - have you heard this pronunciation?

I was wondering if you could help me find some of these words:

help with the sounds of words

Is there some rule for the suffix used to indicate a citizen of a particular country?

What is correct: belly dance/belly dancing or bellydance/bellydancing?

Words of fear cross-linguistically

What single word means "to not know where you come from?" TY

What are the basic steps in solving a phonology problem?

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