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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Linguistics Studies
No. of phonetics sounds in different languages ???
British English has around 44 sounds (24 Consonants + 7 short vowels + 5 long vowels + 8 diphthongs).
I wonder, how many sounds are there in Standard
(i.e. ignoring any regional variation) French, German, Spanish, Hindi & Chinese ???
Lastly, which language in the world has the least & most sounds in it ???
I wonder, how many sounds are there in Standard
(i.e. ignoring any regional variation) French, German, Spanish, Hindi & Chinese ???
Lastly, which language in the world has the least & most sounds in it ???
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The answer to your question is to be found in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language by David Crystal, and no doubt a few other places.
- The answer to your question is to be found in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language by David Crystal, and no doubt a few other places.
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The answer to your question is to be found in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language by David Crystal, and no doubt a few other places.
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