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How exactly do you figure that Chinese has some of the least complex sounds? Chinese not only has just as many sounds as other languages, they also have the add
by fastball 2y ago
How exactly do you figure that Chinese has some of the least complex sounds? Chinese not only has just as many sounds as other languages, they also have the added dimension of "tones" which can be very easily described as "sounds" and trip up most people learning the language.
- CorrectHorseBat 2y agoFair enough, it depends on what you exactly mean by a "complex sound". The number of phomenes in (Mandarin) Chinese is indeed not low, but it has only ~1200 different syllables (including those differentiated by only tone differences), which is pretty low compared to other languages. English has 26 letters which represents 44 phomenes, modern Chinese has ~8000 characters for 1200 syllables, I don't think you can find a system in there.