Explaining vowel systems: Dispersion theory vs natural selection
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Peer-reviewed
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Vaux, Bert https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0915-4503
Samuels, B
Abstract
jats:titleAbstract</jats:title>jats:pWe argue that the cross-linguistic distribution of vowel systems is best accounted for by grammar-external forces of learnability operating in tandem with cognitive constraints on phonological computation, as argued for other phonological phenomena by</jats:p>
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Keywords
Vowel systems, dispersion theory, evolutionary phonology
Journal Title
Linguistic Review
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0167-6318
1613-3676
1613-3676
Volume Title
32
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH