LINGUIST List 15.290

Mon Jan 26 2004

Media: The Guardian: The English disease

Editor for this issue: Steve Moran <stevelinguistlist.org>

Directory

1. Elizabeth Pyatt, Spread of SARS throurgh aspirated consonants

This was originally posted on PHONET, but there is an article in the
Guardian from a scientist reporting that SARS is more easily spread by
speakers whose words have aspirated consonants. It also asks if
languages should be changed to be 'less lethal.'

http://education.guardian.co.uk/egweekly/story/0,5500,1126570,00.html