Linguistics

An odd coincidence

On past tense formation, strolling through Indo-European, Uralic and other kins of languages

Feb 4, 2025 • Galois

Future and movement (2)

Of the future tense its and entry into grammar

Jan 30, 2025 • Galois

Future and movement (1)

Of the future tense and its entry into grammar

Jan 23, 2025 • Galois

Germanic dental suffix

The Old Norse preterite and past participle of weak verbs is formed using a dental suffix, a feature undoubtedly inherited from Proto-Germanic. (Ringe…

Jan 16, 2025 • Galois

Islandic and Íslendingabók

This is natural evidence, and the organic evolution of languages explains it, Old Norse resembles the Scandinavian languages that derive from it. But is…

Dec 25, 2024 • Galois

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