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Anonymous Tue 18 Aug 18:00:37 2020 No.12022086 View Reply Original Report

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This thread is for discussion about languages. A few questions to talk about:
>What language is the most optimal choice when reffering to physics chemistry etc.
>Some languages have shorter syllabeles than others, for example Spanish; can one using said language communicate faster than an english speaker, not only in day to day life but also in scientific or economical problems?
>What language is worth learning the most considering time fleuncy job market amount of literature

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Anonymous Tue 18 Aug 2020 18:37:36 No.12022215 Report

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>>12022086
>>What language is the most optimal choice when reffering to physics chemistry etc.

Math

> >What language is worth learning the most considering time fleuncy job market amount of literature

Math first. Currently English second.

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Anonymous Tue 18 Aug 2020 18:40:39 No.12022225 Report

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>can one using said language communicate faster than an english speaker
I think you need to consider word length too. Japanese has syllables of only one or two phonemes but morphemes usually consisting of multiple syllables.

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Anonymous Tue 18 Aug 2020 19:58:09 No.12022445 Report

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The Sapir-Whorf is strong in your post

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Anonymous Tue 18 Aug 2020 21:43:41 No.12022808 Report

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Languages that appear to have longer words on the surface usually tend to have more predictable phonotactics, so the words in normal speech become reduced. In Japanese for example every syllable (with the exception of n) is (c)v. Because it’s so simple it tends to systematically reduce u sounds and i sounds. If the vowel was i then it will palatalize the preceding consonant. So in real speech: Shikashi->shkash and you can tell it was an i because it’s an sh not an s

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