The Difference Between Chinese and English

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Tone and pitch are very unique to chinese languages. We're constantly modulating our tones and pitching speech to convey expressn expressivity. But for chinese, this actl more structural and more structurally important than thatyes. Adam: Is it the fact that it's hardr to learn? Does ashy weigh down our brains more? Is it what, you know, stopped chinese from modernize earlier? Eskin: It turns out nature is actually built a more primitive, imfaft structure in nature,. not like city scapes cause by human invention.

China is now one of the world’s most powerful nations. But how did its unique and formidable language shape its rise? Jing Tsu, the author of Kingdom of Characters, joins Adam to explain the history of the Chinese language, and the amazing innovations that brought it into the modern world. Check out her book at http://factuallypod.com/books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.