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

Low sonority scores will be associated with higher levels of cultural complexity (38).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Correlation	Not Supported	Not Significant	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Cultural Complexity	Independent	`NONE`
Sonority	Dependent	Vocabulary, Phonology

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Ember, Carol R.	2007	Number of cold months will be negatively associated with sonority (183).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Carol R.	2007	Cold climate and sparse vegetation will be negatively associated with sonority (183).	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Carol R.	2007	A warm climate and dense vegetation will be associated with less sonority (183).	Partially supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Carol R.	2007	A higher factor score of premarital and extramarital sex frequency will be positively associated with sonority (183).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Fought, John G.	2004	Languages spoken in warmer climates will have a higher level of sonority than languages spoken in colder climates (28).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author