The use of aspirated consonants during speech may increase the transmission of COVID-19

Med Hypotheses. 2020 Nov:144:109937. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.109937. Epub 2020 Jun 1.

Authors

Georgios P Georgiou¹, Ahmad Kilani²

Affiliations

¹ Department of General and Russian Linguistics, RUDN University, Moscow, Russia; Head of RUDN University Phonetic Lab, Russia; Department of Languages and Literature, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus. Electronic address: georgiou.georgos@hotmail.com.
² Department of Comparative Politics, RUDN University, Moscow, Russia. Electronic address: ahmad.kilanys@gmail.com.

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MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Humans
Language
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome*
Speech