The Globe
Summarize the link about the Chinese language.
How many characte
The Globe
Summarize the link about the Chinese language.
How many characters does one need to understand in order to read Modern Standard Chinese?
Now compare that to how many characters one needs to know to read Modern Standard English. Hint: how many letters are there in the English language?
How does this relate to the assigned reading from the text this week–what theory best explains this?