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215k subscribers354 posts / mo in Sep 2026305 authors / mosince 2012
r/asklinguistics has 215k members (+14% over the last 12 months). It gets about 354 posts a month from 305 people. Top topics: Grammatical Gender and Nouns, Linguistic Books and Learning and English Languages.
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- Grammatical Gender and Nouns3.9%
- Linguistic Books and Learning1.6%
- English Languages1.3%
- Spanish Accents1.0%
- French Usage Questions0.6%
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- ResearchGate
- Academia
- cambridge.org
- Merriam-Webster
- WALS Online
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