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* * Translingual Symbol ** mul linguistics When used before a term: mul ill-formed mul descriptive _ linguistics Indicates that a term or phrase is more grammatically incorrect (or otherwise ill-formed) than another incorrect formation which has already been marked with mul *. mul * ill-formed mul Compare the following sentences:Eats like a pig.*Eats like pig.**Pig like eats. mul invented mul historical _ linguistics Indicates that the term has been invented for the sake of argument, and is not assumed to have been real. mul * hypothesized mul he תָּמָר tamár⁩ date must have been borrowed from arc תְּמָרָא təmārā date, because the expected Hebrew reflex would have been he **שָׁמָר **shamár. en The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon 2025 Cid Swanenvleugel 261 The fact that -e only occurs in bètte and -i only in bítti (rather than **bétti or **bítte), makes it look like the paragogic vowel that regularly develops in Sardinian after word-final consonants. mul programming exponentiation. mul n**2 n² n × n Usage notes descriptive linguistics Further asterisks may be added as required.