Suzhou rap sounds like it has a French accent

Language Log 2025-02-22

Summary:

From Chas Belov:   Google Translate says that this song is in Suzhou topolect (it actually says "dialect" but thanks to you I know better). But I had to recognize a few words before I could convince myself it wasn't in French (which I also don't know). Later in the song it sounds more Chinese, but […]

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Victor Mair

Date tagged:

02/22/2025, 19:28

Date published:

02/22/2025, 16:50