The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Data is Beautiful@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoIt's fascinating that while languages vary wildly by speaking speed, information transfer is fairly similar.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square110fedilinkarrow-up1532arrow-down114
arrow-up1518arrow-down1imageIt's fascinating that while languages vary wildly by speaking speed, information transfer is fairly similar.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Data is Beautiful@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square110fedilink
minus-squarepartial_accumen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoCantonese and Vietnamese make sense, as they’re are both tonal languages (along with Mandarin, Thai, Punjabi, and Cherokee apparently). English wastes tones on communicating stress or question vs statement.
Cantonese and Vietnamese make sense, as they’re are both tonal languages (along with Mandarin, Thai, Punjabi, and Cherokee apparently). English wastes tones on communicating stress or question vs statement.