The notion that the form of a word bears an arbitrary relation to its meaning accounts only
partly for the attested relations between form and meaning in the languages of the world …

Sound symbolism is a non-arbitrary relationship between speech sounds and meaning. We
review evidence that, contrary to the traditional view in linguistics, sound symbolism is an …

Iconic words and signs are characterized by a perceived resemblance between aspects of
their form and aspects of their meaning. For example, in English, iconic words include peep …

Sound symbolism refers to an association between phonemes and stimuli containing
particular perceptual and/or semantic elements (eg, objects of a certain size or shape) …

Iconicity, a resemblance between properties of linguistic form (both in spoken and signed
languages) and meaning, has traditionally been considered to be a marginal, irrelevant …

It is a long established convention that the relationship between sounds and meanings of
words is essentially arbitrary—typically the sound of a word gives no hint of its meaning …

Perceptual experiences in one modality are often dependent on activity from other sensory
modalities. These cross-modal correspondences are also evident in language. Adults and …

Sound symbolism refers to the non-arbitrary map**s that exist between phonetic
properties of speech sounds and their meaning. Despite there being an extensive literature …

Interest in iconicity (the resemblance-based map** between aspects of form and
meaning) is in the midst of a resurgence, and a prominent focus in the field has been the …

Sound symbolism refers to associations between language sounds (ie, phonemes) and
perceptual and/or semantic features. One example is the maluma/takete effect: an …