Discover the story behind rooibos, South Africa’s naturally caffeine-free red tea. This video covers the history of rooibos, how it’s produced in the Cederberg region, and what makes it so unique and healthy.
Learn about its origins, the farming and drying process, and the science behind its rich flavour and antioxidants.
Watch to understand why rooibos is one of South Africa’s most iconic exports and loved by tea drinkers worldwide.
Thanks to the SA Rooibos Council for the use of their images. For more info visit their website here: https://sarooibos.co.za
It may sound crazy, but the concept of “word” is very new to Chinese speakers – in fact, even today, Chinese people don’t exactly agree on what is or isn’t a “word.”
[Timeline]
[00:00] What’s an English word
[01:19] Why Chinese don’t have “words”
[02:53] Background of emergence of Chinese “words”
[05:29] An experiment
[07:38] Support for existence of Chinese words
[References]
Bai, X., Yan, G., Liversedge, S. P., Zang, C., & Rayner, K. (2008). Reading spaced and unspaced Chinese text: Evidence from eye movements. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 34(5), 1277–1287. https://doi.org/10.1037/0096-1523.34….
Duanmu, S. (1999). Stress and the Development of Disyllabic Words in Chinese. Diachronica, 16, 1-35.
He, Kekang & Dakui Li. 1987. Xiandai Hanyu san qian changyong ci biao [Three thousand most commonly used words in modern Chinese].
Zhang, Liulin. (2024). What is a Chinese word? Lexical constructionalization in Chinese. Folia Linguistica. 58.10.1515/flin-2024-2023.