The goal of this paper is twofold. First, it discusses the tonal systems of several Chinese languages within the framework of the Theory of the Contrastive Hierarchy (Dresher et al. Toronto Working ...

These two fields, Linguistics and Sinology, flow together in their concern with the Chinese Language. The central questions on the language remain the same: its structure, its ontogeny, and its ...

Learn how to politely end a conversation in Chinese by knowing the different ways to say "goodbye." The most common way to say "bye" is 再见, written in simplified form. The pinyin pronunciation is "zài ...

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Chinese babies adopted across international borders may not remember the language they heard in their first days, but the words leave a lasting mark on their brains, which respond to Chinese tones ...

Chinese is a tonal language. This means the pitch or tone in which a sound is said affects the meaning. Search term: BBC © 2014 The BBC is not responsible for the ...

Her interest sparked by Mandarin classes at a Confucius institute in Nairobi, Ruth Njeri found her way to a singing appearance on one of China's most popular TV shows. Li Aoxue sits down for the whole ...

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