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Climate Plays Role in Shaping Evolution of Human Languages, New Study Reveals

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Scientists from Nankai University and Kiel University analyzed the average sonority (loudness of speech sounds) of nearly three-quarters of the world's languages. They found a positive correlation between sonority and local temperature. Their findings suggest that lower temperatures, over the course of many centuries, lead to decreased sonority.
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Climate Plays Role in Shaping Evolution of Human Languages, New Study Reveals

Scientists have analyzed the average sonority (loudness of speech sounds) of basic words of nearly three-quarters of the world’s languages, and confirmed a positive correlation between sonority and local temperature. The post Climate Plays Role in Shaping Evolution of Human Languages, New Study Reveals appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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sci.news broke the news in on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.
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