Chinese Traditional to English Translation
Chinese Traditional languageCantonese has the most developed literature of any form of
Chinese after Classical
Chinese and Mandarin. It is used primarily in Hong Kong and in overseas
Chinese communities, so is usually written with traditional
Chinese characters. Cantonese includes extra characters and characters with different meanings from standard written Chinese.
The complex interaction between the
Chinese written and spoken languages can be illustrated with Cantonese. There are two standard forms used in writing Cantonese: formal written Cantonese and colloquial written Cantonese. Formal written Cantonese is very similar to written Mandarin and can be read by a Mandarin speaker without much difficulty. However, formal written Cantonese is rather different from spoken Cantonese.
English languageThe first
English Dictionary was published in 1603. Another product of the 18th century was the invention of
English Grammar. As
English is replaced with Latin as the language of scholarship, it was felt to control the language.
The period where
English developed most is the Modern English. In that period the people speaking that language increased too much. Now,
English is the greatest language of the world spoken natively and as a second language. But despite the fact that American, British, Australian and even Canadian
English are generally mutually intelligible, there are strong enough differences to cause embarrassing misunderstandings or a complete failure to communicate.