The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Data is Beautiful@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agoIt's fascinating that while languages vary wildly by speaking speed, information transfer is fairly similar.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1307arrow-down17
arrow-up1300arrow-down1imageIt's fascinating that while languages vary wildly by speaking speed, information transfer is fairly similar.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Data is Beautiful@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareHonoraryMancunian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·16 days agoSo if I’m reading this right, French (closely followed by English) tends to convey the most info per unit time?
minus-squareCluckN@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·16 days agoYes but they also utilize smell.
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 days agoI think i read a study long ago, about the speed of transmiting information being faster in languagues of great empires. Sounds logical to me and matches English, French, Chinese.
So if I’m reading this right, French (closely followed by English) tends to convey the most info per unit time?
Yes but they also utilize smell.
I think i read a study long ago, about the speed of transmiting information being faster in languagues of great empires. Sounds logical to me and matches English, French, Chinese.