This exploratory study examines the distribution of word syllable lengths in contemporary Modern Chinese by analyzing frequency data from four sources: Ni Kuang's novel Tianren, a Mandarin Corner ...

There’s a category of trendy names that have “one” thing in common: They are one-syllable girl names. Baby-naming expert Pamela Redmond tells TODAY.com there may be a couple reasons for an uptick in ...

Open annotations (there are currently 0 annotations on this page). Imagine listening to a language you don't know. When does one word end, and another begin? Human infants face a similar challenge, ...

As the world celebrates another Chinese Lunar New Year, as a genealogist the topic of Chinese surnames naturally occupies my mind once more. In past articles, we have explored how Chinese-Filipino, or ...

Haiku poetry is a three-line poem with a syllable pattern of five-seven-five. The art of haiku is its brevity and ability to express deep insights or emotions through the simplest observations. To ...

2-syllable words may seem basic, but learning them is a stepping stone to reading fluency. Two syllable words are a sweet spot, easy to sound out and fun to say. In this article, we’ll dive into an ...

This study investigates the role of statistical learning in the learning of lexical tones by non-tone language speakers. Over two experiments, participants were exposed to tone-syllable combinations ...

Trump-Vance has a catchy ring to it, and that might be by design. Trump's love for short, punchy words is well-known, and choosing Vance as his running mate fits right into this pattern. Throughout ...

One-syllable boys names may be short on letters, but they can still pack a punch. “There are cool cowboy-inspired names, like Cole,” says Laura Wattenberg, founder of Namerology. “You also have preppy ...

Abstract: List-based steganography or Listega is a steganography methodology with noiseless steganography paradigm, or Nostega. In this methodology, a message is embedded in the first characters of ...