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AR العربية
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DE Deutsch
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EM English US
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EN English UK
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ES español
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FR français
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IT italiano
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JA 日本語
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PT português PT
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PX português BR
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ZH 中文
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AD адыгабзэ
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AF Afrikaans
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AM አማርኛ
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BE беларуская
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BG български
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BN বাংলা
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BS bosanski
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CA català
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CS čeština
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DA dansk
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EL ελληνικά
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EO esperanto
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ET eesti
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FA فارسی
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FI suomi
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HE עברית
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HI हिन्दी
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HR hrvatski
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HU magyar
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HY հայերեն
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ID bahasa Indonesia
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KA ქართული
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KK қазақша
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KN ಕನ್ನಡ
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KO 한국어
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LT lietuvių
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LV latviešu
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MK македонски
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MR मराठी
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NL Nederlands
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NN nynorsk
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NO norsk
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PA ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
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PL polski
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RO română
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RU русский
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SK slovenčina
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SL slovenščina
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SQ Shqip
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SR српски
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SV svenska
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TA தமிழ்
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TE తెలుగు
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TH ภาษาไทย
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TI ትግርኛ
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TR Türkçe
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UK українська
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UR اردو
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VI Tiếng Việt
I want to learn…
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AR العربية
DE Deutsch
EM English US
ES español
FR français
IT italiano
JA 日本語
PT português PT
PX português BR
ZH 中文
AD адыгабзэ
AF Afrikaans
AM አማርኛ
BE беларуская
BG български
BN বাংলা
BS bosanski
CA català
CS čeština
DA dansk
EL ελληνικά
EO esperanto
ET eesti
FA فارسی
FI suomi
HE עברית
HI हिन्दी
HR hrvatski
HU magyar
HY հայերեն
ID bahasa Indonesia
KA ქართული
KK қазақша
KN ಕನ್ನಡ
KO 한국어
LT lietuvių
LV latviešu
MK македонски
MR मराठी
NL Nederlands
NN nynorsk
NO norsk
PA ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
PL polski
RO română
RU русский
SK slovenčina
SL slovenščina
SQ Shqip
SR српски
SV svenska
TA தமிழ்
TE తెలుగు
TH ภาษาไทย
TI ትግርኛ
TR Türkçe
UK українська
UR اردو
VI Tiếng Việt
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Genes influence languageThe language we speak is dependent on our ancestry. But our genes are also responsible for our language. Scottish researchers have come to this conclusion. They examined how English differs from Chinese. In doing so they discovered that genes play a role, too. Because genes influence the development of our brain. That is to say, they shape our brain structures. With this, our ability to learn languages is determined. Variants of two genes are crucial to this. If a particular variant is scarce, tonal languages develop. So tonal languages are spoken by people without these gene variants. In tonal languages, the meaning of words is determined by the pitch of the tones. Chinese is included in the tonal languages, for example. If this gene variant is dominant, however, other languages develop. English is not a tonal language. The variants of this gene are not evenly distributed. That means they occur with differing frequency in the world. But languages only survive if they are passed down. In order to do this, children must be able to imitate the language of their parents. So they must be able to learn the language well. Only then will it be passed down from generation to generation. The older gene variant is the one that promotes tonal languages. So there were probably more tonal languages in the past than there are today. But one mustn't overestimate the genetic components. They can only add to explaining the development of languages. But there isn't a gene for English, or a gene for Chinese. Anybody can learn any language. You don't need genes for that, but rather only curiosity and discipline! |
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