Future languanges, Joss did his research

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CROWFLYY

Friday, February 27, 2004 6:36 PM

Attached article on the future of human language. This is from CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/02/27/future.language.ap/index.ht
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Crow

BROWNCOAT1

Friday, February 27, 2004 6:50 PM

Interesting article.

I speak a little Japanese and some Spanish, and have been considering brushing up on both to become more fluent, just for my own personal use and enjoyment.

I have thought about taking on Mandarin, but I would rather wait until I am more comfortable w/ Spanish & Japanese.

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

CUDA

Saturday, February 28, 2004 2:33 AM

Supposedly Chinese would be the language of choice for voice controlled computers. Like all languages Chinese words are spoken using different combinations of sounds, but the number of sounds Chinese uses to make up words is relatively few compared to other languages.

CB

Saturday, February 28, 2004 4:05 PM

Quote:
Graddol noted, though that employers in parts of Asia are already looking beyond English. "In the next decade the new 'must learn' language is likely to be Mandarin."

Wooohoooo! Those language courses are finally going to pay off. Go Joss!

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3OF19

Saturday, February 28, 2004 7:49 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Cuda:
Supposedly Chinese would be the language of choice for voice controlled computers. Like all languages Chinese words are spoken using different combinations of sounds, but the number of sounds Chinese uses to make up words is relatively few compared to other languages.

It might be fewer words, but you are forgetting that Chinese is a tonal language.
The pitch of a syllable is important for the meaning.
ping =! ping :)

JASONZZZ

Saturday, February 28, 2004 8:17 PM

hmmm... In Chinese (Mandarin), each sound equates to a complete idea. What you are thinking of are constructs that make up phrases and extends into larger concepts when you link up several sounds.

The unfortunate part is that althought the number of sounds are limited in the language, there can be many different ideograms with the same sound.

媽媽罵馬 (ma1 ma0 ma4 ma3) = Mother Scolds the Horse.

Quote:
Originally posted by Cuda:
Supposedly Chinese would be the language of choice for voice controlled computers. Like all languages Chinese words are spoken using different combinations of sounds, but the number of sounds Chinese uses to make up words is relatively few compared to other languages.

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KAYLEESMAN

Sunday, February 29, 2004 9:57 PM

What about Esperanto?

SHINYVERSE

Sunday, February 29, 2004 10:54 PM

Quote:
What about Esperanto?

ESPERANTO IS FICTIONAL LANGUAGE CREATED IN POLAND IN 19TH C. WHAT ANY MAN NOTICES ABOUT THIS SPEECH IS THE USE OF LETTER "J" PRONOUNCED LIKE "Y" FOR PLURALS SUCH AS KULERO ONE SPOON BUT DU KULEROJ (PRON. "KULEROY") = TWO SPOONS.

WHERE EVER YOU GO, THERE YOU ARE.

SHINYVERSE

Sunday, February 29, 2004 10:55 PM

THIS IS GOOD FOR ESPERANTO

http://dictionaries.travlang.com/EnglishEsperanto

WHERE EVER YOU GO, THERE YOU ARE.

KAYLEESMAN

Sunday, February 29, 2004 11:50 PM

William Shatner knows Esperanto.

http://www.filmfatale.org/wpm/incubus.html

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