FAQ: Linguistics disciplines and sub-disciplines
What are the various fields that belong to Linguistics?
View ArticleHow would this questioner successfully ask about Google as a research tool?
https://superuser.com/questions/875548/Very often when this is asked, it's actually a linguistics question. It may be in disguise, to a greater or lesser extent, but it's usually a variant of I'm using...
View ArticleWhy were these 2 questions closed as 'language-specific'?
https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/q/12181/5306https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/q/12440/5306In both cases, I wish to ask about the word as it existed in Latin, French, and English, and possibly...
View ArticleCan we change the inadequacy of the off-topic list?
My observation is that we get a number of sub-optimal questions, and I don't think having poor questions at all enhances the value of this site. However, the grounds for closing questions is very...
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How to get obscure unicode scripts to display
Not sure if this is the best place to post, but I thought I'd try since it relates to linguistics corpora and being able to read texts.I can see some unicode characters such a Chinese characters (讀 or...
View ArticleWhat's going on with the Russian etymology questions?
Recently there's been a spate of questions asking about Russian etymologies. Each question seems to come from a new user who never posts again, but all the questions are basically in the same...
View ArticlePlease support the Area 51 Proposal for Greek!
Click here to support the 4th try!For the record, here's the 1st attempt by someone else and my 2nd, 3rd attempt by me.
View ArticleDoes the no-tree rule improperly conflate two valid reasons to close?
One of the main reasons for question-closure (someone else can figure out the stats) is "questions about drawing trees". Two rationales have been given for this rule: (1) we don't do people's homework...
View ArticleWhy is there an existing downvoted bountied question with an accepted...
It is very weird to see a question which obviously doesn't belong here is still existing. Furthermore has a bounty on it (I know it's user's discretion) and has an answer by someone. Now even though...
View ArticleUpdating FAQ for conlang questions
The community discussed Should we include Conlangs in our scope? a few years ago. It was decided then that conlang questions will remain on-topic at Linguistics SE.However, Constructed Languages SE is...
View ArticleTags "dependency grammar" and "dependency"
I noticed some activity in adding dependency to some questions that are already tagged with dependency-grammar.At the time of this writing, there are 6 questions in dependency and 49 in...
View ArticleMost common close reasons
Not a question, but an FYI for those who are interested in some site stats. Intrigued by user6726's impression that "no syntax trees" was one of the main close reasons on this site, I asked the Stack...
View ArticleWhy are questions about CFGs and related stuff so unwelcomed by the...
I've found myself engrossed in studying the formal language/grammar theory lately. Yet, I can't solve every problem I stumble upon along the way. From my experience, StackExchange Linguistics users are...
View ArticleHow come I've been ripped of 15 points?
What happened to "accented velars" in Anatolian?What's going on here??How come I'm down 15 points??I'd like some explanation.
View ArticleCan we no longer vote to migrate to meta?
I wanted to vote to migrate this question to Meta, since it's asking about reputation. But that close reason seems to have disappeared.When (and why) did this change happen? "Migrate to Meta" isn't as...
View ArticleAre primitive questions suitable for the site?
I am currently learning Modern Hebrew but I am still a complete novice.Since I am learning on my own, I have to answer the questions I have asked myself. Yet, I do not always have an answer and need...
View ArticleWhat is the etiquette of drawing up a question which explores some very vast...
I asked this question on Linguistics.SE some time ago, which was closed as off-topic. Even though I believe some users found the question interesting as well (a discussion took place in the comments),...
View ArticleWhy is there no International Phonetic Alphabet input method on this site?
To be accepted as a serious international linguistics site; it is my opinion that we should implement an input method for the International Phonetic Alphabet, for example the Type It IPA Keyboard
View ArticleWhy does Spanish have different names for the letters of the alphabet from...
I asked the question Why does Spanish have different names for the letters of the alphabet from English? on May 13 and I have received a number of comments as well as some answers. However, my question...
View ArticleWhat steps can I take to improve my question?
I asked the question Historical origin of the letters.The edit history is at https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/posts/37254/revisions.I originally asked "How did the letter symbols develop...
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