[Lingtyp] Loanwords tend to have more uncommon phonemes?
Joo, Ian
joo at shh.mpg.de
Fri Jan 31 14:17:09 UTC 2020
Dear all,
I would like to know if there are any sources that demonstrate that loanwords tend to have a larger number of rare, uncommon sounds as opposed to native words.
My intuition tells me that this is true, but I’ve yet to find any source that makes a general typological claim on this.
I would greatly appreciate your help.
From Jena,
Ian
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