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Exactly what language do I (we) speak?

linguistics

What is morphological analysis of words to estimate their meaning called?

single-word-requests terminology semantics linguistics morphology

When and why did the letter "u" begin being called [ju]?

pronunciation history linguistics

Subject-verb inversion / verb-subject-object -- is this correct?

grammar word-order linguistics subject-verb-inversion

Is the history of h-dropping in English in any way related to the silent h of French?

history pronunciation-vs-spelling linguistics

What is the correct linguistic term for names that are statements?

names linguistics

What's the synonym of "Module"? [closed]

nouns synonyms vocabulary linguistics

The spelling "ui" and the pronunciation /uː/ in juice, fruit, bruise, cruise, sluice, suit, nuisance, recruit, bruit

orthography pronunciation-vs-spelling linguistics historical-change yod-dropping

Dead as a doorknob: idiom changes due to misuse

single-word-requests idioms linguistics errors

What is the term for replacing a name or brand with a funny pejorative / sardonicism?

meaning word-choice single-word-requests pejorative-language linguistics

What's the difference between grammar and syntax?

synonyms linguistics

Is there such a thing as an unvoiced vowel?

linguistics vowels phonology

Origin of stating indirect object by sentence structure and no pronoun

linguistics historical-change indirect-objects

Adjectives that do not have predicative position

grammar adjectives linguistics

What are words and phrases called collectively?

grammar linguistics

Why did "insofar" become a word, not "insofaras"?

history linguistics

Regarding the "i" in "think" vs "bit"

pronunciation-vs-spelling linguistics phonetics

British upper-class pronunciation of words like "what" and "when"

pronunciation british-english linguistics

I am [who/whom] G-d made me

syntactic-analysis linguistics grammatical-case whom copular-verbs

What makes a non-native English speaker sound foreign? [closed]

linguistics non-native-english