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Greg Lee
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I'm a retired linguist.

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Can't make sense of a paragraph from Lovecraft
Mar 10, 2019
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Understanding the purported ambiguity in “Every boy didn’t run”
Jan 3, 2019
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What's this? What is it? but not What's it? - Why?
Oct 4, 2015
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"One can do his homework in the library"
Mar 12, 2019
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Comma after also at the beginning of a sentence
Jul 24, 2016
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How can I prove a word is a noun?
Feb 18, 2015
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Is "He died himself." a correct sentence?
Apr 21, 2016
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a [box [of apples] ] vs [a box] [of apples]
Feb 17, 2016
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How did "run over him" evolve to "run him over" over the last 50 years?
Nov 3, 2015
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Is a dark polka dot necktie dark?
May 26, 2015
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Which comes first? Grammar or language?
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Why do we call sound pitches "low" and "high"?
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Does knowing PIE roots help with vocab?
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Why isn't "I've" a proper response?
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In English, noun phrases within a relative clause cannot be further relativized, but this is allowed in some cases in Japanese