Cross-language parallels in parental kin terms

Anthropological Linguistics Vol/Iss. 1 Published In Pages: 1-5
By Murdock, George Peter

Hypothesis

Nasal consonants, non-nasal labial stops, and low vowels will the sounds most frequently used by young children to denote the mother and father (1).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Comparison of percentagesSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Sound ClassesDependentPhonology
Words For Mother And FatherIndependentVocabulary