Linguistic sound symbolism and reading development : sound-shape matching and predictors of reading in multilingual Singapore
The evidence of sound-symbolism (sounds are linked systematically with other forms or referents) is well-attested with the bouba-kiki paradigm. Adults reportedly prefer matching sounds like voiceless consonants and high front vowels like /t, k, i, e/ with spiky shapes and voiced consonants and low b...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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2018
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/73469 |