James Grossmann

I'm a conlanger who needs reliable information about real languages. By profession, I'm a speech/language therapist, so some of my questions may be work-related as well.

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What is word order used for in "free word order" languages?

syntax cross-linguistic linguistic-typology word-order asked Feb 23, 2012 at 6:59

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How do tone languages assign phonemic tones to loanwords from non-tone languages?

phonology borrowing tone asked Apr 12, 2012 at 19:34

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Are there any languages in which verbs are a closed class?

syntax list-of-languages lexicon asked Jul 6, 2012 at 7:40

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Are there any languages that don't permit instrumental subjects?

syntax asked Apr 28, 2012 at 3:35

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What are the chief advantages & disadvantages of describing sentences with dependency vs. phrase structure trees?

syntax theoretical-linguistics syntax-trees phrase-structure asked Mar 23, 2013 at 19:50

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What is a mora?

phonology terminology syllable-timing asked Jun 20, 2012 at 7:10

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If two syllables in Mandarin have the same vowels but different tones, can the syllables be said to rhyme?

phonology chinese tone rhyming asked Jun 20, 2012 at 7:58

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How does vowel harmony typically arise in a language?

phonology vowels assimilation vowel-harmony asked Aug 8, 2013 at 19:50

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Has modern physics undermined Berkeley's idealism?

metaphysics berkeley asked Apr 6, 2012 at 2:51

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Are there any natural languages in which /ʂ/ and /ʃ/ are distinct phonemes?

phonology list-of-languages phonemes contrast asked Feb 12, 2022 at 17:50

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