Tonal languages are different from non-tonal languages because tonal languages are dependent on the emphasis and pronunciation, because how a word is said will affect its meaning. It is quite ...

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English pronunciation is chaotic for a reason. Words come from multiple languages stitched together over centuries. Spelling froze while pronunciation kept changing. Regional accents hardened into ...