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2017-01-14 07:50:22 -0400 inglesina

English word stress

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2015-07-31 21:18:30 -0400 Noel Hunt

Articulatory setting: Korean and Chinese

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2015-08-21 16:52:07 -0400 Scott Kern

IPA symbol for the sound I describe below?

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2015-08-24 12:57:06 -0400 usagi5886

Tomlin's Fish Film

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2015-09-02 10:34:46 -0400 MariaJoy

Do zero onset syllables in English start with a glottal stop?

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2015-10-08 19:57:03 -0400 jemower

Are there factors that inhibit and/or promote the extinction, rise, or maintenance of regional dialects?

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2015-11-03 08:48:00 -0400 tobs3n89

Acoustic analysis: How to assess voicing?

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2018-05-29 07:43:44 -0400 Gerard Cheshire

Is English Romance?

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2016-10-20 10:16:14 -0400 ksteimel

Do complete outlines of languages exist?

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2016-10-20 14:13:32 -0400 ksteimel

Difference of intonation

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2016-11-14 13:52:28 -0400 JanKat21

Is there a language which shows gender agreement in infinitives?

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2016-11-03 11:00:05 -0400 ksteimel

Does any language contrast prenasalised and truly voiced plosives?

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2018-06-16 13:13:48 -0400 Gerard Cheshire

What if written language dissapeared?

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2016-12-04 16:08:34 -0400 Missellany

What is the origin of common Indian names like Twinkle, Dimple, Pinky, etc?

etymology

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2017-01-24 16:47:15 -0400 charshey

Hungarian and Irish - links?

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2017-01-12 11:42:11 -0400 ksteimel

Distinctive Features

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2017-03-07 20:13:41 -0400 ksteimel

When a language model like SyntaxNet tags parts of speech, is that a language model task?

computational-ling

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2017-01-24 15:46:23 -0400 charshey

Synonyms that are Identical Except for Prefix

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2017-03-02 12:36:13 -0400 ksteimel

What's a working linguist's take on the processes seen in the movie "Arrival," and...

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2017-02-10 11:12:19 -0400 ksteimel

Tests to check whether a verb is transitive or not

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2017-02-14 15:57:41 -0400 Sarah R.

Is Modern Mandarin influenced by the languages of any neighboring countries?

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2017-03-07 20:04:34 -0400 ksteimel

Shall we teach grammar?

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2017-02-28 15:26:57 -0400 Sarah R.

Is there a rule governing when to use -gist or -gian (i.e.: Anthropologist vs. Theologian)?

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2017-02-23 08:09:21 -0400 charlesekelly

Accent differentiation in England and the U.S.

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2017-02-23 12:01:44 -0400 天宝

East-Asian Abugida problem. Any advice?

writing

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2017-03-09 15:49:43 -0400 charshey

Corpus of classroom talk

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2017-03-02 12:29:38 -0400 Karen

Why do we use "and" between the last two items in a series, as in "This morning I ate eggs, toast, and bacon"? Why not just say, "This morning I ate eggs, toast, bacon"?

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2017-03-08 16:06:39 -0400 joeldadrummer

Historical precedent of the word 'immigrant'

Semantics

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2017-03-31 09:36:08 -0400 lwinmoe

When did it become fashionable to refer to Earth as "The Planet" instead of the old way "The World".

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2018-06-25 15:35:54 -0400 Gerard Cheshire

what is autosegmental phonology all about?

phonology

678 questions

English word stress

Articulatory setting: Korean and Chinese

IPA symbol for the sound I describe below?

Tomlin's Fish Film

Do zero onset syllables in English start with a glottal stop?

Are there factors that inhibit and/or promote the extinction, rise, or maintenance of regional dialects?

Acoustic analysis: How to assess voicing?

Is English Romance?

Do complete outlines of languages exist?

Difference of intonation

Is there a language which shows gender agreement in infinitives?

Does any language contrast prenasalised and truly voiced plosives?

What if written language dissapeared?

What is the origin of common Indian names like Twinkle, Dimple, Pinky, etc?

Hungarian and Irish - links?

Distinctive Features

When a language model like SyntaxNet tags parts of speech, is that a language model task?

Synonyms that are Identical Except for Prefix

What's a working linguist's take on the processes seen in the movie "Arrival," and...

Tests to check whether a verb is transitive or not

Is Modern Mandarin influenced by the languages of any neighboring countries?

Shall we teach grammar?

Is there a rule governing when to use -gist or -gian (i.e.: Anthropologist vs. Theologian)?

Accent differentiation in England and the U.S.

East-Asian Abugida problem. Any advice?

Corpus of classroom talk

Why do we use "and" between the last two items in a series, as in "This morning I ate eggs, toast, and bacon"? Why not just say, "This morning I ate eggs, toast, bacon"?

Historical precedent of the word 'immigrant'

When did it become fashionable to refer to Earth as "The Planet" instead of the old way "The World".

what is autosegmental phonology all about?

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