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According to The Economist, languages face a trade-off between complexity and speed. Those packed with information are spoken more slowly, while simpler ones are spoken faster. As a result, most languages are equally efficient at conveying information.
For instance, a Japanese translation of this text would be longer and a Thai one would be shorter, but readers would finish reading it at about the same time.
Have a look at the graph below and discuss what you see with your teacher.
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Discussion
Present this chart to your teacher.
Where does your first language fall in this graph? What about your second or your third?
Do you find this graph accurate from personal experience hearing and using any of the languages it mentions?