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Geographic Birthplace as a Predictor of Primary Language: A Cross-National Observational Study

A. C. Applebee, L. N. Combe · 2026

Preprint, not peer reviewedCC BY 4.0

Abstract

**Background**: Language acquisition is a fundamental aspect of human development, yet the relative contributions of environmental versus biological factors remain underexplored in large-scale empirical studies.

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Applebee, A. C., & Combe, L. N. (2026). Geographic Birthplace as a Predictor of Primary Language: A Cross-National Observational Study [Preprint]. Omxus Press. https://neotheque.com/papers/birthplace-language-study/