Template talk:Language grammars

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This is a neat template, but there are well over a hundred articles eligible for inclusion, and with time this number set only to rise, the template will become too big to be navigationally useful. – Uanfala (talk) 20:44, 23 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2019-02-23T20:44:00.000Z","author":"Uanfala","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Uanfala-2019-02-23T20:44:00.000Z-Scope","replies":[]}}-->

@InAndOutLand:, I think it's better to keep, and build on, the system of more spefic templates, like Template:Romance grammars or Template:Grammars of South Asian languages. – Uanfala (talk) 20:47, 23 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2019-02-23T20:47:00.000Z","author":"Uanfala","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Uanfala-2019-02-23T20:47:00.000Z-Scope","replies":[]}}-->

The navbox is now sorted, which makes it far more legible. Maybe I'll make some more experiments – like more branching – in my sandbox. I'm not going to publish it unless it's widely supported; I post it mostly as experiments and source code for new navboxes, e.g. for particular language families. --Tarnoob (talk) 23:00, 4 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2020-10-04T23:00:00.000Z","author":"Tarnoob","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Tarnoob-2020-10-04T23:00:00.000Z-Scope","replies":[]}}-->

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Title

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The grammar of a language is uncountable. Grammars (plural) would refer to books about grammar. --Paul_012 (talk) 20:01, 24 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2019-02-24T20:01:00.000Z","author":"Paul 012","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Paul_012-2019-02-24T20:01:00.000Z-Title","replies":["c-Uanfala-2019-02-24T20:51:00.000Z-Paul_012-2019-02-24T20:01:00.000Z"],"displayName":"Paul_012"}}-->

When speaking of the grammar of a language, then the word is uncountable. But it becomes countable when the context widens to include the grammars of different language. You can say that English has a simpler grammar than Navajo, or that the grammars of the Semitic languages have a lot in common. – Uanfala (talk) 20:51, 24 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2019-02-24T20:51:00.000Z","author":"Uanfala","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Uanfala-2019-02-24T20:51:00.000Z-Paul_012-2019-02-24T20:01:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->
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Māori (NZ and Cook Islands)

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Any reason not to add them to the template under "Austronesian"? The Crab Who Played With The Sea (talk) 00:54, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20220801005400","author":"PauAmma","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-PauAmma-20220801005400-M\u0101ori_(NZ_and_Cook_Islands)","replies":[],"displayName":"The Crab Who Played With The Sea"}}-->