Why Some Languages Sound So Fast

lisaholladay recommended this 1 year, 4 months ago

So interesting.

jen-mills recommended this 1 year, 4 months ago

I've always wondered why.

geershiftartist recommended this 1 year, 5 months ago

language is fascinating

adamtbailey recommended this 1 year, 5 months ago

I always wanted to know why.

michael-lilley recommended this 1 year, 5 months ago

fascinating

thillerson recommended this 1 year, 5 months ago

Interesting article for anyone interested in language.

marytmacc recommended this 1 year, 5 months ago

I love articles that explain the answers to questions I've pondered. Now the next question is why? Maybe because you only have a few seconds to tell someone that there's a tiger right behind them about to spring.....

cooperwd recommended this 1 year, 5 months ago

Linguistics is fascinating but can be painfully dry; this article is both information-rich and engagingly written.

Kookyukie recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago

Article explains how languages can be dissected by density rich syllables and ranked. Still, the same amount of info is transmitted per minute. Not noted here but my theory is that since we don't take many breathes between words, it all runs together and any language sounds fast and indecipherable. What say you, Noam Chomsky?