The bouba/kiki effect is robust across cultures and writing systems
The bouba/kiki effect—the association of the nonce word bouba with a round shape and kiki
with a spiky shape—is a type of correspondence between speech sounds and visual …
with a spiky shape—is a type of correspondence between speech sounds and visual …
Sound-action symbolism
L Vainio, M Vainio - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Recent evidence has shown linkages between actions and segmental elements of speech.
For instance, close-front vowels are sound symbolically associated with the precision grip …
For instance, close-front vowels are sound symbolically associated with the precision grip …
Energy flows in gesture-speech physics: The respiratory-vocal system and its coupling with hand gestures
Expressive moments in communicative hand gestures often align with emphatic stress in
speech. It has recently been found that acoustic markers of emphatic stress arise naturally …
speech. It has recently been found that acoustic markers of emphatic stress arise naturally …
Sound-symbolic association between speech sound and spatial meaning in relation to the concepts of up/down and above/below
L Vainio, A Wikström, C Repetto… - Language and Cognition, 2023 - cambridge.org
Research has shown sound-symbolic associations between speech sounds and conceptual
and/or perceptual properties of a referent. This study used the choice response time method …
and/or perceptual properties of a referent. This study used the choice response time method …
Energy flows in gesture-speech physics: exploratory findings and pre-registration of confirmatory analysis
A well-known phenomenon of multimodal language is the synchronous coupling of prosodic
contours in speech with salient kinematic changes in co-speech hand-gesture motions …
contours in speech with salient kinematic changes in co-speech hand-gesture motions …
[PDF][PDF] Hand-Mouth Coordination in a Pointing Task Requiring Manual Precision
In daily life, articulatory movements and pointing gestures are tightly coupled. Nevertheless,
the two motor systems governing the movements of the articulators and hands differ in their …
the two motor systems governing the movements of the articulators and hands differ in their …
Iconicity in language and speech
A Cwiek - 2022 - edoc.hu-berlin.de
This dissertation is concerned with the major theme of iconicity and its prevalence on
different linguistic levels. Iconicity refers to a resemblance between the linguistic form and …
different linguistic levels. Iconicity refers to a resemblance between the linguistic form and …
Sound effect, onomatopoeia, and iconic prosody in Chinese: Emerging vocal iconicity in child-directed speech and child production
Iconicity plays an important role in language acquisition and cognition. This study aimed to
better understand the use of three types of vocal iconicity in language input and child …
better understand the use of three types of vocal iconicity in language input and child …
The importance of visual control and biomechanics in the regulation of gesture-speech synchrony for an individual deprived of proprioceptive feedback of body …
Do communicative actions such as gestures fundamentally differ in their control mechanisms
from other actions? Evidence for such fundamental differences comes from a classic gesture …
from other actions? Evidence for such fundamental differences comes from a classic gesture …
Bridging Word and World: Vocal Iconicity in Chinese Child-Directed Speech and Child Production
This study examines three types of vocal iconicity—sound effects, onomatopoeia, and iconic
prosody—in Chinese child-directed speech (CDS), adult-directed speech (ADS), and child …
prosody—in Chinese child-directed speech (CDS), adult-directed speech (ADS), and child …