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Why were so many dialects spoken in medieval England?
a list of dialects in the UK
Why were the Chinese so discriminated a immigrants?
There is so much prejudice against the Chinese in America because many Americans think that the Chinese think that they are smarter than them. They are intimidated and uneducated about the Chinese culture.
Why is the Portuguese spoken in Brazil so different from the language spoken in Portugal?
It's different, but it's not "so different."Dialects form with isolation (physical, cultural, or political). The dialects of Brazil are different from the dialects of Portugal, but they are still the same language.
Is Japanese at all similar to any of the Chinese dialects?
None (maybe a little bit of Mandarin, but the similarities stop there). However the writing is derived from Chinese (which slowly evolved over time) and most if not all have a Chinese style pronunciation ("on-yomi") for kanji.
Is there letter d in Chinese alphabet?
This is a trick question. There is no such thing as a Chinese alphabet. Chinese uses a pictographic system. In China they don't have letters, they just have words, so there is a different symbol for each word....this is why it is extremely difficult to learn Chinese because you have to memorize so many symbols.
How many Chinese dialects are there being practiced around the world?
There are 26 Dialects being practiced around the world there are or were between 40,800 and 41,000 dialects.
Is the Chinese system of writing was designed to accommodate many different dialects?
Yes, the Chinese writing system was designed to accommodate different dialects and spoken languages. The characters represent meanings rather than specific sounds, allowing them to be used across various dialects and languages within the Chinese-speaking world.
Why were so many dialects spoken in medieval England?
a list of dialects in the UK
What are three other dialects of Chinese besides mandarin?
Cantonese, Hokkien, and Shanghainese are three other major dialects of Chinese. Each of these dialects is unique in terms of pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar, and is spoken in different regions of China.
How to distinguish Chinese and Mandarin and should I learn Chinese or learn Mandarin is better in China?
Mandarin is one of several dialects of the Chinese language. So, if you learn Mandarin, your are learning Chinese.
What is the main lanuage for china?
Chinese, which is split into many different dialects. The most common is Mandarin.
What Asian language has seven dialects?
Chinese.
What are the eight groups of Chinese dialects?
The eight main groups of Chinese dialects are Mandarin, Wu, Yue (Cantonese), Min, Xiang, Hakka, Gan, and Jin. These dialects are spoken across various regions of China and have distinct phonetic and lexical characteristics. Mandarin is the most widely spoken group of Chinese dialects.
Why regional dialect is considered to be non-standard language?
May not be understood by most speakers of English. A good example is Chinese language -- I understand that there are over 300 dialects and many Chinese cannot understand some regional dialects.
Why do so many people think that there is an actual language called Chinese?
Mandarin or Putonghua (Chinese) is the official language of China as deigned by the Beijing government. It is designed to compensate for the fact that there are so many regional dialects and therefore provide an overriding language that everyone knows (obviously this hasn't completely worked out).Chinese people themselves refer to it as 中文，which directly translated is 'Chinese'. Therefore there is an actual language of Chinese.
Is cantonese the same as Chinese?
Cantonese is a dialect of Chinese, but Chinese can refer to the broader language family which includes various dialects such as Mandarin, Cantonese, and others. So while Cantonese is a form of Chinese, not all Chinese languages are Cantonese.
What has the author Janey Chen written?
Janey Chen has written: 'A practical English-Chinese pronouncing dictionary' -- subject(s): Chinese, Dictionaries, English language, Chinese language, Dialects, Cantonese dialects
