Sound and Emotion in Given Names
Abstract An analysis of the distribution of phonemes in men's and women's names confirmed several past findings, e.g., women's names were more variable and longer, contained more vowels, and were more likely to end with a vowel, especially schwa. Assigning emotional character to indiv...
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| Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2001-06-01
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| Series: | Names |
| Online Access: | http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1620 |