The Altaic hypothesis was once one of the most fascinating linguistic theories, proposing that several language families across Eurasia, including Turkic, Mongolic, and Tungusic, were historically ...

In contrast, most Western and Altaic languages, including Japanese and Korean, tend to categorize both soreness and pain under a single term, “pain,” without distinguishing between the two.

Indeed more than this may be said; for if the claim of Accadian to be an Altaic language be not substantiated, not only the archaic literature of Japan (to which the Kojiki belongs), but also its ...

This research delves into the acquisition of triphthongs by Uzbek learners of standard Chinese within the context of the ‘Belt and Road’ Initiative. Employing acoustic analysis, duration assessment, ...

In contrast, Japanese is a language that is classified as an “ isolate,” meaning it has no known relatives. Experts debate its roots, linking them to a likely combination of Altaic and Austronesian ...

In this article, we will take a look at the 30 most spoken languages in the world in 2024.