The Linguistic Review · 2015 · 29 citations · 36 references
Language StudiesEvolutionary BiologyLinguisticsPhoneticsPhonologyPsycholinguisticsComparative PhonologyPhonological ProcessesPhonological ProcessingSegmental PhonologyVowel ClassificationVowel PhoneticsCross-linguistic EquivalenceCross-linguistic PhoneticsCross-linguistic Phonological DevelopmentLanguage-specific Vowel CategoriesLearnabilityPhonological CodingPhonological LearningVowel Dispersion Theory
Abstract We 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
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