October 15, 2011: All my life I've wakened every morning excited about what I'll experience & learn that day. I usually start the day by looking up a new-to-me fact, but definitely when I need a mental break from paperwork or practicing I briefly go looking for something new to learn. My blog is about anything I learn on any subject. I hope you will enjoy exploring this path with me.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Language, Language...
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There are 2,700 languages spoken on Earth. There are 7,000 dialects. 1,000 of the world's languages are spoken in Africa. For more information click here.
I am studying Mandarin Chinese in the anticipation of possibly visiting China in August 2013. I thought that the sounds of Chinese words would have no relationship to the sounds of the same words in other languages, but I am discovering that this is not true. I also like discovering palindromes in different languages. What interesting discovery have you made while studying a language different from your native language?
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