What drives sound symbolism? Different acoustic cues underlie sound-size and sound-shape mappings

Abstract Sound symbolism refers to the non-arbitrary mappings that exist between phonetic properties of speech sounds and their meaning. Despite there being an extensive literature on the topic, the acoustic features and psychological mechanisms that give rise to sound symbolism are not, as yet, alt...

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Main Authors: Klemens Knoeferle, Jixing Li, Emanuela Maggioni, Charles Spence
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05965-y