Written Language

Associated Documents (4)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Munroe, Robert L.Cross-cultural correlates of the consonant-vowel (cv) syllable
Barry III, HerbertMultiple predictors of contributions by women to agriculture
Freeman, Linton C.Societal complexity: an empirical test of a typology of societies
Gouldner, Alvin W.Notes on technology and the moral order

Associated Hypotheses (4)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Munroe, Robert L.The number of consonant-vowel syllables will be negatively associated with written language (61, 65).
Barry III, Herbert"Contribution by women to agriculture is associated with several cultural customs rather than with a single dominant variable" (293).
Freeman, Linton C."In conclusion, the demonstration of uni-dimensionality among six characteristics [written language, government, education, religion, punishment, economy] is evidence that the items constitute a scale [of societal complexity]" (464)
Gouldner, Alvin W.Societies with a high level of technology should have a written language, a high level of trade, and hereditary castes and classes, and should correlate with the Hobhouse, Wheeler and Ginsberg classification of the stages of economic culture (28, 29, 30)

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