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Re:Minoan language Linear A linked to Linear B in new research by JadeNB on Sunday May 15, 2022 @01:54PM (#31389436)
> a language without thoses would be hella weird and primitive, like stereotypical robotic talking. To answer you question, I don't know, do linear B have them?

I think there are very few assumptions of the form "every reasonable language has […]" that hold up even for all current languages, let alone historical ones.

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Re:Minoan language Linear A linked to Linear B in new research by jhgb on Sunday May 15, 2022 @03:27PM (#31390240)
Anyone claiming "surely every language needs X" had better look at Riau Indonesian (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riau#Language) first to check if that language has X. If it doesn't, then X is almost certainly not required for communication.
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