Cross-language predictors of consonant-vowel syllables

Colder climates will have lower CV scores than warmer climates as Munroe et. al. (1996) suggested (733).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Correlation	Supported	p<.001	`UNKNOWN`	One-tailed

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Climate	Independent	Climate
Consonant-vowel Score	Dependent	Speech, Phonology

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Munroe, Robert L.	2000	Strong sonority in the speech signal will be associated with warmer climates (846).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Munroe, Robert L.	1996	The number of consonant-vowel syllables will be positively associated with temperature (60, 64).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Munroe, Robert L.	1996	The number of consonant-vowel syllables will be negatively associated with written language (61, 65).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Melvin	2000	Controlling for climate and literacy, baby-holding will be a significant predictor of consonant-vowel score (736).	Supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Melvin	2000	Mean number of syllables per word will be negatively associated with consonant-vowel score (736).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author