Naming the days of the week: a cross-language study of lexical acculturation
Current Anthropology • Vol/Iss. 30 • Published In • Pages: 536-550 •
By Brown, Cecil H.
Hypothesis
"Weekdays that are chronologically closer to weekend days will aquire loan words as labels before weekdays in the middle of the seven-day cycle…languages borrow terms for Saturday and Sunday before they borrow a term for any weekday" (536).
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparison of ratios | Supported | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Day Of The Week | Independent | Vocabulary |
| Use Of Loan Words | Dependent | Vocabulary |