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  • Further research could involve a comparative analysis of French borrowings in different varieties of English. The study of cognitive and discursive mechanisms underlying the use of French loanwords in military discourse is also suggested.

    FUNCTIONAL POTENTIAL OF FRENCH BORROWINGS IN ENGLISH MILITARY TERMINOLOGY · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of comprehensive studies on the adaptation and impact of French loanwords in English military discourse. The need for a deeper understanding of the role of French borrowings in shaping English military terminology.

    FUNCTIONAL POTENTIAL OF FRENCH BORROWINGS IN ENGLISH MILITARY TERMINOLOGY · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper highlights the need to invert the order of the terms by understanding the creation of the academies as a result of lexicographic study.

    El movimiento lexicográfico hispanoamericano del siglo XIX y la creación de las academias correspondientes · 2026 · DOI

  • The research highlights the need for a detailed linguistic analysis of the words.

    La nueva organización de la macroestructura del DRAE 1884: los homógrafos · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies the need for reliable corpora for linguistic data collection. The paper aims to contribute to the understanding of the formation of Brazilian Portuguese.

    Constituição de corpora de portugueses no Brasil colônia (séculos XVI – XIX): · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research could explore the application of pragmatic approaches to other literary texts. It could examine the influence of Nebrija's work on later biblical interpreters. The research could investigate the use of Nebrija's methods in other fields, such as linguistics or theology.

    Grammatica quaedam scholia non contemnenda: una aproximación pragmática a la latinidad de los Segmenta ex epistolis (1516) de Antonio de Nebrija. · 2026 · DOI

  • It highlights the need for a pragmatic analysis of vocabulary and linguistic expressions in Nebrija's work.

    Grammatica quaedam scholia non contemnenda: una aproximación pragmática a la latinidad de los Segmenta ex epistolis (1516) de Antonio de Nebrija. · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of analysis of bilingual vocabularies as primary sources for lexicographical documentation. The oversight of the role of these vocabularies in the development of the Spanish language in America.

    Novedades lexicográficas en los vocabularios bilingües con las lenguas indígenas americanas identificadas a partir del léxico nebrisense. · 2026 · DOI

  • Further studies can analyze the use of diminutives in other varieties of Spanish. Further studies can investigate the historical development of diminutives in Spanish.

    (DIS)CONTINUIDAD EN LOS DIMINUTIVOS DE LOS ADVERBIOS DE LUGAR EN EL ESPAÑOL DE AMÉRICA · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of studies on the diminutive forms of adverbs of place in American Spanish. There is a need to analyze the cases of continuity and discontinuity in the use of diminutives.

    (DIS)CONTINUIDAD EN LOS DIMINUTIVOS DE LOS ADVERBIOS DE LUGAR EN EL ESPAÑOL DE AMÉRICA · 2026 · DOI

  • The analysis highlights the need for a comprehensive examination of the lexical items 'asno' and 'burro'.

    Asno y Burro – historia de una sinonimia · 2026 · DOI

  • The study highlights the need for further research on the role of language in political processes.

    WHEN NOUNS BECOME VERBS: MORPHOLOGY AND DISCURSIVE INNOVATION ON X (FORMERLY TWITTER) IN COLOMBIA · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of detailed analysis of linguistic concordances at the dialectal level. The need for a better understanding of the relationships between Aromanian and other Romance languages.

    THE ANALYSIS OF ROMANCE LINGUISTIC CONCORDANCES AT THE DIALECTAL LEVEL BASED ON DIGITAL MAPS · 2026 · DOI

  • The research highlights the need to consider the cultural and historical context in which language is used.

    ARII LINGVISTICE MOTIVAȚIONALE PENTRU NOȚIUNEA UIMĂ PE BAZA ALRR. SINTEZĂ · 2026 · DOI

  • The study highlights the need to understand the specialization of lexicographers in different types of bilingual dictionaries.

    ASPECTS OF THE EVOLUTION OF FRENCH–ROMANIAN AND ROMANIAN–FRENCH BILINGUAL LEXICOGRAPHY · 2026 · DOI

  • The gap is related to the analysis of Șăineanu's texts from 1887.

    LAZĂR ȘĂINEANU AND THE MODERN UNDERSTANDING OF PHRASEOLOGY AS A LINGUISTIC TERM · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies the need for further research on the use of naturalization and orthographic adaptation in translation.

    Direct, indirect and cultural strategies in El heredero de la corona and its Romanian counterpart, Moștenitorul coroanei · 2026 · DOI

  • Further research could investigate the use of naturalization and orthographic adaptation in other folktales. The study suggests that future research could explore the implications of translation strategies for reader reception. Further research could also examine the application of translation strategies in other languages.

    Direct, indirect and cultural strategies in El heredero de la corona and its Romanian counterpart, Moștenitorul coroanei · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of studies on the influence of text types on translation strategies. The need for research on the translation of technical terms in a literary context. The gap in current research on the application of textual typology in translation studies.

    TRADUCTION DES JARGONS ET DES TERMES TECHNIQUES DANS LE CONTEXTE DE LA TYPOLOGIE TEXTUELLE : ANALYSE COMPARÉE DE KITAB-ÜL HİYEL · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of attention to hidden glossaries in theoretical treatises. The need for a better understanding of the beginnings of the tradition of music dictionaries.

    Antecedentes de la lexicografía musical española · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should explore the application of the concept of 'littérature mineure' to other literary works. The study suggests further research on the role of language in the struggle for social change. The analysis highlights the need for further study on the preservation and promotion of linguistic diversity.

    Du langage vernaculaire au langage vulgaire : usage d’une littérature mineure deleuzienne contre la dépossession dans Uncle Tom’s Children et Black Boy de Richard Wright · 2026 · DOI

  • The research highlights the need for further study on the role of vernacular and vulgar language in the struggle for minority rights.

    Du langage vernaculaire au langage vulgaire : usage d’une littérature mineure deleuzienne contre la dépossession dans Uncle Tom’s Children et Black Boy de Richard Wright · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research could apply the paper's methodology to the study of various semiotic systems, highlighting the importance of considering the material and praxical conditions of semiosis. Further research could explore the implications of the concept of germinativity for our understanding of creative emergence in different domains.

    Les voies germinatives de la créativité : individuation extensive et propagation trans-individuelle des projets sémiotiques · 2026 · DOI

  • Further study of the usage and connotations of 'asno' and 'burro' in different contexts. Examination of the terms in other languages. Analysis of the implications of the study's findings for language teaching and learning.

    Asno y Burro – historia de una sinonimia · 2026 · DOI

  • Further analysis of linguistic concordances in other dialects. The application of digital maps to other language analysis tasks. The study of language use in other regions.

    THE ANALYSIS OF ROMANCE LINGUISTIC CONCORDANCES AT THE DIALECTAL LEVEL BASED ON DIGITAL MAPS · 2026 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) Further research could involve a comparative analysis of French borrowings in different varieties of English (“FUNCTIONAL POTENTIAL OF FRENCH BORROWINGS IN ENGLISH MILITARY TERMINOLOGY”, 2026); (2) Future research could explore the application of pragmatic approaches to other literary texts (“Grammatica quaedam scholia non contemnenda: una aproximación pragmática a la…”, 2026); (3) The lack of analysis of bilingual vocabularies as primary sources for lexicographical documentation (“Novedades lexicográficas en los vocabularios bilingües con las lenguas…”, 2026); (4) There is a lack of studies on the diminutive forms of adverbs of place in American Spanish (“(DIS)CONTINUIDAD EN LOS DIMINUTIVOS DE LOS ADVERBIOS DE LUGAR EN EL ESPAÑOL DE…”, 2026); (5) The lack of detailed analysis of linguistic concordances at the dialectal level (“THE ANALYSIS OF ROMANCE LINGUISTIC CONCORDANCES AT THE DIALECTAL LEVEL BASED ON…”, 2026). 71 gap statements have been mined from Historical Linguistics and Language Studies papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 1,494 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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