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Why can't people from Western countries hear "tones" in tonal languages well?
Asked by 28lorelei (2529)
April 15th, 2010
I have taken Chinese for a while now, and am able to hear whether the tone is neutral, goes up, down and up or just down pretty well, but most Westerners who I know have taken Chinese or another tonal language usually can’t hear it well. Why is this?
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