Investigating the ‘what’, ‘where’ and ‘why’ of global phonological typology

What? Where? and Why? are the principal questions to ask in relation to linguistic typological patterns, in phonology as elsewhere. However, assembling sufficient and reliable information on a large diverse sample of languages presents challenges. Some of these issues are discussed in this paper, ba...

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Published in:Linguistic typology 2023-07, Vol.27 (2), p.245-266
Main Author: Maddieson, Ian
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environment
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Tone
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