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Q: Are the morphologies of languages based on regular grammars?

KazIs the sets of possible morphemes of any given language a regular set, and can thus be recognized by a finite state automaton, or, equivalently, matched by regular expressions? Or are there any examples of recursive syntax in morphology that requires a context free grammar?

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Q: Is there a catalog of phonological and morphological information about languages?

KazLet's say that I want to invent a sound which, if it already isn't a Dutch word, could potentially be one, because it exhibits the right morphology. Is there some document where I could find "Dutch" under D in the index, and then navigate to a page starting on which all the rules are there? As i...

 
 
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Q: Are the Russian "фрязь" and Thai "farang" related?

AnixxIn old Russian the word фрязь ([fr'az'], apostrophe means a soft consonant) was used to denote a westerner. Although the word is not used any more, it is kept as part of some place names, such as a town Фрязино. The word's evolution suggests a similar path as in koning -> князь, witting -> витяз...

 

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