> Yoon Ha Lee wrote:
>
> > ...sorry if this is leaning toward off-topic, but some time ago I saw an
> > article (in _Time_ or something not particularly scientific) that
> > mentioned a study which showed that a very high proportion of
> > tone-language speakers ended up with perfect pitch. Can anyone
> > confirm/deny this? I don't speak any tonal languages (wish I did) and do
>
> We actually just had a rather extended discussion on this subject about
> a month ago or so. Here was the article I dug up about it:
>
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http://vh80028.vh8.infi.net/heraldleader/news/110599/nationaldocs/05perfect-pitch.htm>
>
> I am not a phoneticist, so I cannot vouch for its truth.