Cross-sensory correspondences in language: Vowel sounds can symbolise the felt heaviness of objects
In sound symbolism, a word's sound induces expectations about the nature of a salient aspect of the word's referent. Walker (2016a) proposed that cross-sensory correspondences can be the source of these expectations and the present study assessed three implications flowing from this propos...
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Main Authors: | Walker, Peter *, Regina, Parameswaren C |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Psychological Association
2019
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Online Access: | http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/771/1/Walker%20Peter%20Correspondences%20and%20Symbolism.pdf http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/771/ |
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