Questions - Ask a Linguist

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2020-01-13 07:56:15 -0500 ettamal

What is the difference between holism and wholism?

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2020-01-02 19:58:39 -0500 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 -0500 speida

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

language

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2019-12-25 12:32:58 -0500 Sue

Eddie Murphy's Buckwheat

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2019-12-18 08:56:10 -0500 nuaimiazmi

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

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2019-12-11 07:08:05 -0500 Sasha

Use of per (for each) in English

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2019-12-10 20:58:24 -0500 Les Zsoldos

cot/caught merger

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2019-11-26 13:07:31 -0500 Marta

Which word class has the most synonymic relations?

Synonyms

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2019-11-26 07:04:21 -0500 Marta

Do antonyms prime each other faster than synonyms?

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2019-11-24 17:21:03 -0500 Jen

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

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2019-11-23 02:36:37 -0500 JohannPot

Any languages with exclusively post-nominal quantifiers?

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2019-11-19 18:15:25 -0500 zulu

African Language Source

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2019-11-17 15:22:11 -0500 jess.icaric

Help translating into predicate logic please!

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2019-11-14 12:44:54 -0500 anniezhao0403

According to Chomsky's X-bar Theory, it is possible to treat "a beautiful girl" as an adjective phrase?

Chomsky

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2019-11-13 06:26:11 -0500 roshan

what is empirical method of study in sociolinguistics?

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2019-11-11 07:30:19 -0500 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 -0500 s2sd2d

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

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2019-11-06 17:47:08 -0500 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 -0500 Dr.Neuroling

‘Modern’ pronounced as ‘morden?’

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2019-10-24 15:59:13 -0500 Gamestop

Are the words interesting and interested related or different

English

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2019-10-21 16:27:26 -0500 mgevirtz

milnk - have you heard this pronunciation?

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2019-10-09 17:55:16 -0500 Vesna

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

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2019-10-05 00:06:19 -0500 lokopolly93

help with the sounds of words

pronunciation

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2019-09-27 23:22:06 -0500 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 -0500 Sahara

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

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2019-09-23 06:27:48 -0500 Paola

Words of fear cross-linguistically

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2019-09-18 12:59:20 -0500 MichaelSacal

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

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2019-09-12 07:49:50 -0500 MLAN_2010_student

What are the basic steps in solving a phonology problem?

phonology

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2019-09-11 04:09:36 -0500 beecharmer

Habit of not pronouncing "t"

pronunciation

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2019-09-10 16:33:05 -0500 igp

626 questions

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.

Use of per (for each) in English

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!

According to Chomsky's X-bar Theory, it is possible to treat "a beautiful girl" as an adjective phrase?

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?

Habit of not pronouncing "t"

What is the difference between phonetic variation and phonological variation?

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