Languages in Drier Climates Use Fewer Vowels

Frontiers in Psychology Vol/Iss. 8(1285) ? Published In Pages: 1-15
By Everett, Caleb

Hypothesis

Ambient humidity will be positively associated with vowel utilization.

Note

Controlled for language families, and the test persists when languages are replaced with randomly samples language families, or when region specific comparison is conducted.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Beta RegressionSupportedP < .001R Squared = .286UNKNOWN