Concept: Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

Imbuing words with power: Linguistic diversity and identity politics among the Murui-Muina of the Colombian Amazon
How an Amazonian group maintains internal language diversity as political identity
April 20, 2026
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The Verb Blîven in Middle Low German: A Corpus-Based Analysis of its Semantics in Combination with Present Participles and Infinitives
How a Middle Low German verb functioned in periphrastic constructions
April 20, 2026
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From volition to reportativity: the reportative uses of Latin volo in synchrony and diachrony (with remarks on German wollen and French vouloir )
How Latin volo shifted from expressing desire to reporting others' beliefs
April 17, 2026
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The two senses of etymology
Why modern etymology is not an ancient discipline
April 15, 2026
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Perspectival mechanisms of modality
How viewpoint shapes the meaning of German modal verbs
April 14, 2026
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