A Sketch of the Mandarin Language: Morphology and Syntax Introduction China has always been a land of many languages and dialects. The Mandarin language‚ however‚ emerged as the language of the ruling class during the latter part of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)‚ and is now the most widely-spoken language in the world. In the 200 census‚ China had a population of 840 million people‚ and 70% of that population spoke mandarin as their mother tongue. The Mandarin language is part of the Sino-Tibetan
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Ô ăn quan (literally: Mandarin Square Capturing) is a traditional Vietnamese children’s board game‚ primarily played by[citation needed] girls. This game is valuable for enhancing calculating ability. A rectangle which is divided into ten squares (5x2) with two semicircles at each end is drawn on the floor or the yard. The ten squares are called "rice field square"‚ "fish pond square" or "citizen square" and the two semicircles are called "Mandarin squares".Pieces may be stones‚ fruit seeds or
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Differences between Mandarin and English Mandarin‚ known by many for being one of the most difficult languages in the world‚ is my mother language. Born in China eighteen years ago‚ I was raised in a Mandarin-speaking environment. Both of my parents have been speaking to me in Mandarin ever since I was a child. Mandarin is the language I usually spoke when I was in China and even in here I speak Mandarin with my Chinese friends. Studying the first language is a slow and natural process which is
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pronunciation of "K-sounding" endings (for instance‚ 学生 Hak Seng (student)‚ 大学 Tua Ok (university)‚ 读册 Thak Chek (read a book/study) -- the "k" sounding ending is not found in Mandarin. 5. The collection of the famous "Three Hundred Tang Dynasty Poems" (唐诗三百首) sound better when recited in Hokkien/Teochew if compared to Mandarin. 6. Consider this for a moment: Today‚ the Hokkien Nam Yim Ochestral performance still has its roots in ancient Tang dynasty music. Here’s the proof: The formation of today
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(1982). Principles and practice in second language acquisition. New York: Pergamon. Krashen‚ S. (1985). The input hypothesis: Issues and implications. New York: Longman. Kuo‚ E. C. Y. (1984). Mass media and language planning: Singapore’s ‘‘speak Mandarin’’ campaign. Lee‚ K. Y. (1982). Prime Minister’s address at the opening ceremony of the Congress of the Council on Education for Muslim Children (MENDAKI) at the Singapore Conference Hall on 28 May 82. Accessed May 29‚ 2008 from http://stars.nhb.gov
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research was so limited‚ I believed that I could get more information and recommendation for Yes!Star Trading (Shanghai) Co.‚ Ltd. if I have more time. Another big problem is the Chinese languages (mandarin) since all employees are Chinese‚ so I need to communicate with them using my not-fluent-and-good mandarin. I am very blessed because my supervisor can talk in English even though not so fluent. In addition‚ since the problem that I talk is private problem which protected by the company‚ so I cannot
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The Mandarin Chinese language (and all other dialects of Chinese including Cantonese) lacks any kind of overt inflectional morphology. In Chinese‚ words are typically formed by one or two written characters. Each character is monosyllabic and can usually stand alone as an unbound morpheme‚ making inflectional changes more or less impossible. As a result‚ the Chinese language family has no method of overtly expressing tense‚ number‚ gender‚ etc. Instead of inflectional changes‚ Chinese uses context
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dad’s family to join my grandmother’s family’s New Year’s Eve Feast as it is a "must" banquet for all the family members to get together. My dad is very close with his cousins although they are Chinese and differ in religious belief. He can speak in Mandarin and Cantonese fluently so he had no problem communicating with them. They are indeed very nice and kind to us but the language barrier between us has made it impossible for the new generations especially me and my cousins to be close to them. Every
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American Tongues Film Commentary In the film “American Tongues‚” enormous majority of American from different cities have different regional accents of English. Some people have positive attitude towards the different regional accents of English. They believe that the way people speak is always changing based on what they hear from their linguistic environment. There are a few scenes in the film where people share what they think about using certain dialects in positive attitude. In one scene
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Are Dialects Just as Acceptable in Public Places Nowadays‚ most of Chinese people communicate with each other in Mandarin and the government also encourages speak Mandarin in public places. However‚ in my opinion‚ dialects still play an important role in some occasions and they are just as acceptable in public places. First of all‚ dialects are more than languages but culture of China. For example‚ along with the popularity of the double-people twist‚ their dialect is also very popular. The
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