The shape of words in the brain.
The principle of arbitrariness in language assumes that there is no intrinsic relationship between linguistic signs and their referents. However, a growing body of sound-symbolism research suggests the existence of some naturally-biased mappings between phonological properties of labels and perceptu...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2010
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