Climate and the consonant-vowel (CV) syllable: a replication within language families

Within language families, consonant-vowel syllable use will be negatively associated with writing system (43, 50).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
t-test	Supported	p<.025	`UNKNOWN`	One-tailed

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Cv Syllable	Dependent	Speech, Vocabulary, Phonology
Writing System	Independent	Writing

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Munroe, Robert L.	1999	Words "used primarily in writing are likely to display lower CV values than words that are used mostly for oral communication" (52).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Munroe, Robert L.	1999	Within language families, consonant-vowel syllable use will be positively associated with warm climate (43, 49).	Partially supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Munroe, Robert L.	1996	The number of consonant-vowel syllables will be negatively associated with written language (61, 65).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Munroe, Robert L.	1996	The number of consonant-vowel syllables will be positively associated with temperature (60, 64).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Melvin	2000	There will be a positive relationship between the degree of baby holding and CV score (732).	`UNKNOWN`	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author