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5 Cards in this Set
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1. Language
Syntax |
somewhat similar to english, very different from Japanese and Korean
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Script
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chinese character
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Pronunciation: 4 tones in mandrin, 9 cantonese
Ma 1: mother Ma 2: hot spicy Ma 3: horse Ma 4: scoldy yell Vowels: Dipthongs: Consontants: |
vowels: are pronounded in ways similar to the ways vowels are pronounced in Italian, German, Spanish
Dipthongs: two vowels always pronounced together -Aspirated with an apostrophe and unaspirated -Pinyin/wade-giles:system of transliteration |
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Name order:
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a. last name then first
b. some exceptions |
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2. Geography and People
1) two main points a) china is large b) china is diverse |
A. population size 1.3 billion on Jan 6, 2005, U.S. 295,362,500 as of 1/30/05
B. Its like europe, alot of different climates, different language, dialects different too, different houses, etc. |
