Subtle Differences in the Shape of Our Vocal Tracts May Help Explain Why Humans Speak Thousands of Languages
Nature World News | 15.10.2026 14:34
No two people build a vowel the same way. A new study using real-time MRI scans of people speaking found that speakers with differently shaped vocal tracts move their tongues, lips and jaws in noticeably different ways to make the same sound, and the researchers argue those small differences may help explain how humanity ended up with thousands of distinct languages.
