Sonority and climate in a world sample of languages: findings and prospects

Languages spoken in warmer climates will have a higher level of sonority than languages spoken in colder climates (28).

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

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Climate Type	Independent	Climate
Sonority	Dependent	Vocabulary, Phonology

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Munroe, Robert L.	2009	Obstruent use will be more common in cold climate languages than warm climate languages (126).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Munroe, Robert L.	2009	Vowel use will be more common in warm climate languages than cold climate languages (126).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Munroe, Robert L.	2009	Sonorant consonant use will more common in warm climate languages than cold climate languages (126).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Fought, John G.	2004	Low sonority scores will be associated with higher levels of cultural complexity (38).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Carol R.	2000	Societies in cold climates with sparse or short vegetation will use fewer vowels (850).	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author