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Posted: March 29th, 2022

In fact they differ dramatically in the extent to which they allow words to be built out of other words or smaller elements
In Latin, the shapes of both pronouns and nouns vary when they are used as subjects or objects; but in Chinese, no words vary in shape like this
But if we treat ‘wouldn’t’ as one word, then we can explain why it is treated as one word in the yes/no question Wouldn’t it hurt
But linguists are generally not interested in issuing pronouncements about what should be permitted or what should be called what
Even if you learned all the words of Navajo, and how they are pronounced, you would not be able to speak Navajo until you also learned the principles of Navajo grammar