Altitude may influence sounds of languages KRISTEN BUTLER, UPI.com Certain consonant sounds are found only in languages spoken at high altitudes, according to new research.
June 13, 2013 - UPI
Does altitude determine the way we speak? A University of Miami anthropologist discovered a link between languages that possess a certain consonant sound and their altitude. Does geography shape how our languages sound?
June 13, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
Altitude May Influence Language Sounds The lower air pressure at high altitudes may be a factor in why ejective consonants are more popular in languages spoken higher up. Sophie Bushwick reports
June 12, 2013 - Scientific American via Yahoo! News
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