Cracking Connected Speech
Ever feel like you know thousands of words but still can't understand native speakers? The culprit is often connected speech, the set of "secret" rules that govern how words blend…
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The Chameleon Tone: Unlocking the Musical Logic of Mandarin’s Tone Sandhi
Mandarin is famously a tonal language, but what many learners quickly discover is that the tones they memorize often change in mysterious ways during conversation. This isn't a mistake—it's a…