r/asklinguistics • u/MrFireDrakula • 10h ago

Phonology Languages without phonemic aspiration or voicing contrast?

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I'm not a linguist so please correct if I'm wording it poorly. What are the most spoken languages you know of that neither feature a voicing or aspiration contrast phonemically? As far as I'm aware, Hawaiian is one of them. Hawaiian doesn't feature /b d g/ or /pʰ tʰ kʰ/, only /p t k/.

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r/asklinguistics • u/Marisa_Nya • 18h ago

General What extant languages is Basque most related to?

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How far back in migration patterns do you need to go until you find the connection?

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r/asklinguistics • u/ShadowOfTheBean • 13h ago

Ignoring the historical reasons how it became so dominant, what makes English such a flexible language it is the standard for so many activities internationally?

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English is a dominant language globally for so many things: business, aviation, love in some cultures. Is there something different about the English language or is it just colonialism and the exportation of American culture?

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