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Explaining vowel systems: Dispersion theory vs natural selection

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

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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Journal ISSN

0167-6318
1613-3676

Volume Title

32

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH