The British have rhythm! English speakers can stick to a pace, study finds
The British have rhythm! English speakers can stick to a beat, but Mandarin speakers are better at picking up the melody, a study finds. byline-plain">By Xantha Leatham Deputy Science Editor for the Daily Mail
We Brits may not be famous for our dancing skills.
But we're better at spotting rhythm than other cultures, study finds.
New research suggests that people who speak speakers are better at detecting a rhythm while people who speak Mandarin are better at noticing a melody.
An international team, made up of scientists from the University of Auckland and Yale University, recruited almost half a million participants from 203 countries for their study.
In all countries, native speakers of 54 different languages were involved.
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We Brits may not be famous for our dancing skills.
But we're better at spotting rhythm than other cultures, study finds.
New research suggests that people who speak speakers are better at detecting a rhythm while people who speak Mandarin are better at noticing a melody.
An international team, made up of scientists from the University of Auckland and Yale University, recruited almost half a million participants from 203 countries for their study.
In all countries, native speakers of 54 different languages were involved.
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