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- Do Geography and Altitude Shape the Sounds of a Language? http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/do-geography-and-altitude-shape-the-sounds-of-a-language-104321/?no-ist= 2 comments
- Are languages shaped by geography? A study of more than 550 languages around the world found that tongues spoken in high-altitude regions contain more sounds called ejective consonants, made with a burst of air, than languages closer to sea level. http://news.discovery.com/human/are-languages-shaped-by-geograpy-130613.htm 5 comments science