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Quote: every human language standardizes on a few dozen phonemes even though humans can produce an infinity of sounds

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Topic:
discrete vs. continuous
Topic:
natural language as a system
Topic:
words in natural languages

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Arbitrary standards. The human vocal cords, lips, and … a few dozen phonemes.   Google-1   Google-2

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