153 Answered Questions for the topic Linguistics
Linguistics
04/24/19
Does Tagalog have grammatical gender? If so, where is it used?
Linguistics
04/23/19
Is Hebrew related to any other ancient languages, and if so, how similar are they?
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Linguistics
04/23/19
How are we able to decipher acronyms and initialisms so easily?
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Linguistics
04/23/19
What is the basis of the English alphabet, why this and not Greek?
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What do denotation and connotation mean in the study of vocabulary?
Two concepts that are sometimes confused are denotation and connotation. What do these two words mean exactly in the study of vocabulary?
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Linguistics Vocabulary
04/16/19
Is a vocabulary word the same as a morpheme?
How are vocabulary words different from morphemes in concept?
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How do you assign Case to sentences with an infinitival clause?
Look at this example: For the butler to attack the robber would be surprising. Here, the butler and the robber are assigned accusative case. Is 'for' assigning case to the butler and 'to attack'...
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03/19/19
“kinda”, “sorta”, “coulda”, “shoulda”, “lotta”, “oughta”, “betcha”, "tseasy" etc. What are these?
In linguistics, is there a term describing this phenomenon, i.e., when the syllables of two words are slurred together in the spoken language? **They are not contractions.** While contractions are...
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What is the difference between syntax and semantics?
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03/18/19
Why does Japanese have two kinds of adjectives? (-i adjectives and -na adjectives)?
Japanese has two kinds of adjectives known by several terms but the ones I know are `i-adjectives` and `na-adjectives` - why?
I recall that Japanese adjectives are much more like verbs than in...
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03/18/19
What is Cognitive Science?
What are some examples of phonology?
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Linguistics Language Arts
02/15/19
Cultural Language reflecting
The way we view the world is directly tied to the language we learn to describe it. What are some examples where language reflects culturally based perspectives
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Linguistics Anthropology
01/22/19
Can you identify the sets of sounds that regularly precede each of these alternative pronunciations of the plural ending? What features do each of these sets have in common?
The use of plural -s in English has three different, but very regular, phonological alternatives. We add /s/ to words like bat, book, cough and ship. We add /z/ to words...
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Linguistics English
01/07/19
Is the word their a vowel pair or a vowel r word?
This if for a syllable sorting exercise.
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Linguistics
10/13/18
what is it called when a term is converted from one form into another form? such as converting situation to situational. the change of the affix makes all the difference. what is that process called?
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