Examination of Manner of Motion Sound Symbolism for English Nonce Verbs
This paper offers cross-experimental verification of a previous study that found that English speakers considered velars, palatals, glides, and high vowels to be sound-symbolic of light and jerky movements. Heavy and smooth movements, by contrast, were associated with affricates, glottals, laterals,...
Main Authors: | David Ellingson Eddington, Janis Nuckolls |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-11-01
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Series: | Languages |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/4/4/85 |
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