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Causal modeling refutes Hockett’s hypothesis that bite configuration affects human sound evolution

2020-02-21

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Blasi et al. (Research article, 15 March 2019) argue in support of Hockett’s hypothesis – that languages of hunter-gatherers are less likely to develop labiodental sounds than those of agricultural societies due to the former’s heavy-wear diet that favors edge-to-edge bite, thereby decreasing likelihood of labiodental articulation. We reanalyze the data in Blasi et al. and find little to no support in favor of t...

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Literature Corpus work: 239ade4a-44c3-5c37-b5c4-439557b52554
DOI: 10.1101/2020.02.20.957407

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