Questions - Ask a Linguist

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2022-06-13 13:08:35 -0400 Kavik

Is there a difference between "each" and "every"?

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2020-12-03 04:53:45 -0400 swishswish

Do you think that everything said about language universals applies to all varieties of every language—in other words, to all dialects of a language as well? What about nonstandard dialects? Explain your position

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2020-10-26 13:55:20 -0400 Reva Arvi

Why psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic explanations play dominant roles in the cases of language changes?

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2020-06-01 12:08:45 -0400 wmhaynes

"of course" becoming more common in usage

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2020-04-27 23:33:29 -0400 Jan G

diglossia - negative attitude towards the L variety

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

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

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2019-08-14 07:25:05 -0400 littlelinguist

Computer Assisted/Adaptive Language Testing

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2019-07-02 09:41:28 -0400 Sebastian Bredemann

I am looking for speakers of the language Vata

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2018-08-22 00:41:18 -0400 renatta pezo

how the american culture has made gendered language define female identity in the 21st century?

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

simplified language

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2017-09-13 07:43:50 -0400 Sumit

Need guidance on the formatting of text in Arabic

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2016-11-17 17:10:14 -0400 cosmicandi

Do you know of a master's program in linguistics (preferably online) that would support research on a constructed language?

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2016-09-22 21:27:16 -0400 JaredCiano

Are made up languages (example Kilgon) considered Gibberish, or does the fact each portion of the text has a defined meaning disqualify it?

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2016-05-17 22:42:22 -0400 sammythefinngirl

Is Finnish a language isolate? [closed]

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2015-11-24 16:06:40 -0400 Gabby

Can I study for an undergraduate degree in Linguistics if I do not speak another language and have not studied another language to A-level?

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2015-11-20 18:22:55 -0400 vdgriff

I'm looking for corpora of computer-mediated communication that allow searching for second-language use.

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2015-11-10 15:04:25 -0400 Cultural Mom

When can we expose our one and a half year old to a third language?

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2015-08-29 00:03:44 -0400 usagi5886

My question is about SLA theories. Is transfer theory included in contrastive analysis or error analysis or is it a theory alone?

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2015-05-14 04:55:45 -0400 Kantesh

Why is it a bad idea to correct grammar in young children?

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2015-04-27 22:37:57 -0400 usagi5886

20 questions

Is there a difference between "each" and "every"?

Do you think that everything said about language universals applies to all varieties of every language—in other words, to all dialects of a language as well? What about nonstandard dialects? Explain your position

Why psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic explanations play dominant roles in the cases of language changes?

"of course" becoming more common in usage

diglossia - negative attitude towards the L variety

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

Computer Assisted/Adaptive Language Testing

I am looking for speakers of the language Vata

how the american culture has made gendered language define female identity in the 21st century?

simplified language

Need guidance on the formatting of text in Arabic

Do you know of a master's program in linguistics (preferably online) that would support research on a constructed language?

Are made up languages (example Kilgon) considered Gibberish, or does the fact each portion of the text has a defined meaning disqualify it?

Is Finnish a language isolate? [closed]

Can I study for an undergraduate degree in Linguistics if I do not speak another language and have not studied another language to A-level?

I'm looking for corpora of computer-mediated communication that allow searching for second-language use.

When can we expose our one and a half year old to a third language?

My question is about SLA theories. Is transfer theory included in contrastive analysis or error analysis or is it a theory alone?

Why is it a bad idea to correct grammar in young children?

What is "Pronominalisation" in context of TB languages? References please.

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