Sound symbolism and theoretical phonology

S Kawahara - Language and Linguistics Compass, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A received wisdom in modern linguistic theories is that the relationships between sounds
and meanings are generally arbitrary. However, there is a growing body of evidence …

Iconicity ratings for 14,000+ English words

B Winter, G Lupyan, LK Perry, M Dingemanse… - Behavior research …, 2024 - Springer
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 …

Sounds on the margins of language at the heart of interaction

L Keevallik, R Ogden - Research on Language and Social …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
What do people do with sniffs, lip-smacks, grunts, moans, sighs, whistles, and clicks, where
these are not part of their language's phonetic inventory? They use them, we shall show, as …

[BOOK][B] The Routledge handbook of cognitive linguistics

X Wen, JR Taylor - 2021 - api.taylorfrancis.com
essential reference work to cognitive linguistics. It encompasses a wide range of
perspectives and approaches, covering all the key areas of cognitive linguistics and drawing …

Defining iconicity: An articulation-based methodology for explaining the phonological structure of ideophones

AL Thompson, Y Do - Glossa: a journal of general linguistics, 2019 - hub.hku.hk
Iconicity is when linguistic units are perceived as 'sounding like what they mean,'so that
phonological structure of an iconic word is what begets its meaning through perceived …

Weirding haptics: In-situ prototy** of vibrotactile feedback in virtual reality through vocalization

D Degraen, B Fruchard, F Smolders… - The 34th Annual ACM …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Effective haptic feedback in virtual reality (VR) is an essential element for creating
convincing immersive experiences. To design such feedback, state-of-the-art VR setups …

Which aspects of visual motivation aid the implicit learning of signs at first exposure?

J Hofweber, L Aumônier, V Janke… - Language …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated whether sign‐naïve learners can infer and learn the meaning of signs after
minimal exposure to continuous, naturalistic input in the form of a weather forecast in …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the nature of cumulativity in sound symbolism: Experimental studies of Pokémonastics with English speakers

S Kawahara, C Breiss - Laboratory Phonology, 2021 - journal-labphon.org
There has been a dramatic rise of interest in sound symbolism, systematic associations
between sounds and meanings. Despite this, one aspect that is still markedly under …

[HTML][HTML] Onomatopoeia: A relevance-based eye-tracking study of digital manga

O Rohan, R Sasamoto, S O'Brien - Journal of Pragmatics, 2021 - Elsevier
This study is concerned with the reception of onomatopoeia in the English translation of
digital manga. In manga, onomatopoeia is often presented as part of the aesthetics, being …

On pragma-semantics of expressives

S Zolyan - Between words and actions. Studies at the Grammar …, 2021 - torrossa.com
Expressives can be understood as:(1) a manifestation of speaker's emotional or affective
attitudes;(2) a peculiar type of performatives;(3) a linguistic entity expressing or displaying …