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| Somebody on ] asked for it, since I don't know anything (if the request is valid), I am echoing it here. ] 04:16, 13 November 2005 (UTC) | Somebody on ] asked for it, since I don't know anything (if the request is valid), I am echoing it here. ] 04:16, 13 November 2005 (UTC) | ||
| ::As ] is to cousins or sisters, so ] is to daughters or granddaughters. If a sound or form A in a daughter language is described as a reflex of sound or form B in a parent language, then A is the sound or form that B became. For example, English initial "h" is a reflex of PIE kʷ. Does that help? ] 15:39, 15 February 2006 (UTC) | |||
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Other topics?
I think that phonologies and general languages are where Misplaced Pages is, at least now, doing alright. We need a group to concentrate on other areas of linguistics. Coverage, for instance, of Discourse analysis is very poor. jnothman 11:14, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
Reflex in linguistics
Somebody on Talk:Reflex action asked for it, since I don't know anything (if the request is valid), I am echoing it here. Samohyl Jan 04:16, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
- As cognate is to cousins or sisters, so reflex is to daughters or granddaughters. If a sound or form A in a daughter language is described as a reflex of sound or form B in a parent language, then A is the sound or form that B became. For example, English initial "h" is a reflex of PIE kʷ. Does that help? 207.245.124.66 15:39, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
Theoretical linguistics
Would be great to get this project to cover theoretical linguistics too. A lot of the pages are in a right state. e.g. Language acquisition and principles and parameters - FrancisTyers 22:55, 14 November 2005 (UTC)
- I would be interested in helping, although my knowledge is kind of stale (I completed my Ph.D. 30 years ago, but haven't worked in Linguistics since then). -- Dalbury 13:53, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
Requested merge
I have requested that the new British language (Celtic) article be merged into the Welsh language article. Contribute at Talk:Welsh language.--Mais oui! 11:01, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
- Scottish, Manx, and Cornish are also "British" Celtic languages (you could probably even say that Irish is too, although that's politically touchy). I'm not sure what makes Welsh special among the non-Gaelic siblings. I guess this is supposed to be about the proto-language of Cornish, Welsh, and Breton, i.e. P-Celtic. Why should it be merged into Welsh and not Cornish or Breton? Mike Dillon 16:33, 12 February 2006 (UTC)