Sex-biased sound symbolism in French first names

Low- and high-frequency vowels in the stressed syllable of French first names may respectively project impressions of largeness/masculinity and smallness/femininity.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alexandre Suire, Alba Bossoms Mesa, Michel Raymond, Melissa Barkat-Defradas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2019-01-01
Series:Evolutionary Human Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2513843X19000070/type/journal_article