Do Geography and Altitude Shape the Sounds of a Language? ... English, for example, was plotted as originating in England, even though it’s spread widely in the years since.

Altitude may affect the way language is spoken Date: June 12, 2013 Source: University of Miami Summary: Until recently most linguists believed that the relationship between the structure of ...

One study showed a strong positive relationship between average state altitude and suicide rate. For example, in Utah, the average geographic altitude is about 6,000 feet, and the rate of suicide ...

"I really don't know," he said. Everett is currently looking at other possible connections between geography and language. He is following up on a hypothesis, first proposed in 1996 by linguist ...

Large urban centers have historically been uncommon in high-altitude regions. The most famous examples—Machu Picchu, Cusco, and Lhasa—are often viewed as exceptions and remarkable examples of ...

There’s only one country in the world that lies entirely above 1,000 meters (3,281 feet) in elevation: Lesotho. Known as the "The Kingdom in the Sky,” for obvious reasons, the entire territory ...

Listen to Lexicon Valley Episode No. 30: Eject at High Altitude Subscribe in iTunes ∙ RSS feed ∙ Download ∙ Play in another tab When University of Miami linguist Caleb Everett plotted nearly ...

Human Geography: an Attempt at a Positive Classification—Principles and Examples.. Jean Brunhes. Translated by Prof. I. C. Le Compte. Edited by Isaiah Bowman and Prof. Richard Elwood Dodge.

About 20 percent of the world’s languages, for example, make use of a type of sound called an ejective consonant, in which an intense burst of air is released suddenly. ( Listen to all the ...