[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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