Questions tagged [substrate]
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Are there Minoan loans into Greek?
I adopt the weak definition of pre-Greek as a so far undertimed substrate in the lexicon, implying that there may have been multiple, separate pre-Greek languages.
Given that Linear B continues from ...
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What is "sub-Indo-European"?
Apparently Leiden had a conference on "sub-Indo-European".
Google isn't very helpful, resulting in a dead link:
Sub-Indo-European Europe: Problems, Methods and Evidence - Leiden University
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What is the current understanding of the substrate(s) to the Indo-Aryan languages
The Indo-Aryan languages have acquired some vocabulary and other features that aren't present in the Iranian languages.
This is ascribed to substrate influence. What is the current understanding of ...
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What is the substrate of Romanian language?
I mean what was the native language of Wlachs and Dacians before they adopted Latin?
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How are languages affected by substrates vs superstrates?
Firstly since there seem to be multiple meanings of "substrate" and "superstrate" let me start by defining the terms for this question:
A substrate language is one that was in a place before a new ...
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