Into thin air: A return to ejectives at high altitude
Caleb Everett
November 2013
 

This paper presents new evidence for the strong association between ejectives and altitude, obtained via examination of a database with 3700+ languages. I address common objections and misconceptions regarding the correlation in question.
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Reference: lingbuzz/001944
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keywords: geography, ejectives, altitude, phonology, phonology
previous versions: v1 [October 2013]
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