Response to ember and ember's "climate, econiche, and sexuality: influences on sonority in language"

American Anthropologist Vol/Iss. 109 Published In Pages: 784-785
By Munroe, Robert L., Fought, John G.

Hypothesis

In addition to sonority levels, fewer phonetic segments per word offer an important contribution to communicative efficiency (784)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Chi squareSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Phonetic Segments Per WordDependentVocabulary, Phonology
Warm Vs Cold ClimateIndependentClimate