@article{nichols1971diminutive,
  check = {nichols:1971:diminutive},
  xn-author = {nichols, johanna},
  xn-pub = {Language : journal of the Linguistic Society of America},
  source = {jstor},
  ISSN = {0097-8507},
  abstract = {Alteration of root consonants is a frequent means of expressing the diminutive in many of the languages of western North America. Interlingual comparison reveals phonetic consistencies between diminutive shifts of the languages for which information on sound symbolism is available. Increased hardness of articulation and higher pitch constitute the phonetic bases of diminutive shifting. Markedness and the form of the phonemic system are less important than phonetic criteria in determining shift types. In spite of gaps in the available data, some observations can be made concerning areal distribution and historical implications of shift types.},
  author = {Nichols, Johanna},
  copyright = {Copyright 1971 Linguistic Society of America},
  journal = {Language},
  jstor_articletype = {Full Length Article},
  jstor_date = {197112},
  jstor_formatteddate = {Dec., 1971},
  month = {dec},
  number = {4},
  pages = {826--848},
  publisher = {Linguistic Society of America},
  title = {Diminutive Consonant Symbolism in Western North America},
  url = {http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0097-8507%28197112%2947%3A4%3C826%3ADCSIWN%3E2.0.CO%3B2-D},
  volume = {47},
  year = {1971},
}