If Americans have small brains then why is the English language considered to be one of the hardest languages to master? While we have a fairly simple alphabet, the spoken language is extremely hard to master.
There's a huge amount of vocabulary that's needed just for basic day to day living. And then there's the vast amount of specialty vocabulary that's needed depending on the subject matter.
A large amount of meaning in English is transmitted via word order and context. And as we've all experienced a single word out of place can throw of the meaning of an entire sentence. And don't even get me started on grammar rules that most of us know and use even if we don't realize it.
English is an international language precisely because of it's modular nature and it's ability to use compound words and absorb loan words from other languages.
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u/Tenos_Jar 1d ago
If Americans have small brains then why is the English language considered to be one of the hardest languages to master? While we have a fairly simple alphabet, the spoken language is extremely hard to master.
There's a huge amount of vocabulary that's needed just for basic day to day living. And then there's the vast amount of specialty vocabulary that's needed depending on the subject matter.
A large amount of meaning in English is transmitted via word order and context. And as we've all experienced a single word out of place can throw of the meaning of an entire sentence. And don't even get me started on grammar rules that most of us know and use even if we don't realize it.
English is an international language precisely because of it's modular nature and it's ability to use compound words and absorb loan words from other languages.