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The Chinese language differs from most (but not all) written languages in that it is not a phonetic representation of spoken words but a pictographic representation of the ideas the spoken sounds represent. This is not unique in the world of language, but much less common than phonetic (sound) representations of spoken words.

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Why do many people in melanesia speak a pidgin language?

People in Melanesia speak the pidgin language because Melanesia includes many islands with people that speak different languages, so some people combine the languages to make the pidgin language.


What makes Chinese language so different from others?

Chinese language is different from others in that it is a tonal language, where the pitch at which a word is spoken can change its meaning. It also uses characters rather than an alphabet, making it logographic. Additionally, Chinese languages like Mandarin have a large number of homophones, which can lead to confusion in spoken communication.


Why is it difficult to agree with the psammetichus that phyrigian must have the original human language?

It is difficult to agree with Psammetichus because language is constantly evolving and changing due to various factors such as cultural interactions, migrations, and technological advancements. There is no singular "original human language" as languages have developed independently across different regions. Additionally, the complexity and diversity of languages makes it challenging to pinpoint one as the original.


What language makes perfect sense?

At first I would say Latin since a lot of words in many different languages can be related back to Latin, but then again I do not know if this is true with Asian languages, so, I do not thing there is ever going to be a language that makes perfect sense. SO you know, Spanish and French are some of the easiest languages to learn and ENGLISH is the most difficult language on the earth the learn, those of us who grow up speaking it and only it still have problems speaking.


What are some of the disadvantage of having so many languages in one country?

1) Many people in Pakistan speak two or more languages which makes difficulty to the people to communicate each other all over the country. 2) If all sign boards are written in different languages.It is not possible to understand them for everyone 3) It is impossible in the businesses and trade to use different languages.

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What makes Russian language unique and different?

It useis slaviek and romans language


Why is it difficult to agree with the psammetichus that phyrigian must have the original human language?

It is difficult to agree with Psammetichus because language is constantly evolving and changing due to various factors such as cultural interactions, migrations, and technological advancements. There is no singular "original human language" as languages have developed independently across different regions. Additionally, the complexity and diversity of languages makes it challenging to pinpoint one as the original.