English VS other languages Since 2012英语与其他语言自2012.pptVIP

LEI. Alejandra Rodriguez lei.ale.rodriguez@ Arabic Chinese French German Spanish Other languages Third most spoken. Official language of more than 60 countries Important in the science world and any international organization. Omnipresent on the internet. Official language of 26 countries Descendent of Afro-Asiatic Language of Koran. 4 dialects Consonants only Official language of 3 countries First most spoken 7 dialects Descendent of sino-tibetian 7000 symbols Syllables Official language in 29 countries Descendent of latin 23 dialects Alphabet Official language in 5 countries Descendent of Germanic 2 dialects Alphabet 2nd most spoken Descendent of latin Official language of 21 countries Alphabet Language Official countries Number of people English 71 380 millions Arabic 26 280 millions Chinese 3 1 billion French 29 129 millions German 5 120 millions Spanish 21 500 millions Alphabet Abjad? ENGLISH ARABIC CHINESE FRENCH GERMAN SPANISH Vowels 24 8 6 16 20 5 Consonants 22 28 24 22 25 19 ENGLISH ARABIC CHINESE FRENCH GERMAN SPANISH Present 3 simple Yes simple 2 3 Past 3 Simple No 2 2 3 Future 3 simple No 2 2 3 Modal Yes No Yes No Yes No Articles The, A, An The No Le, la, un, une 6 Un, una, los , las Adjective Blue cat Cat blue Blue cat Cat blue Blue cat Cat blue Conjugation minimal max Super minimal max max max It’s an approximation. Each language has a lot of details. /2012/04/english-vs-all-other-languages-and.html /grammar/langdiff/index.htm /wiki/Chinese_language /wiki/French_language /wiki/Arabic_language /wiki/German_language#Phonology /wiki/Spanish_language#Phonology_2 LINKS