Sound symbolism in Swedish child-directed speech : A longitudinal study of lexical iconicity

In this thesis, the usage of iconic expressions, or sound symbolic expressions, is investigated in Swedish child-directed speech during the first two years of life. Furthermore, it is explored whether there is an effect of the usage of sound symbolism on productive vocabulary at 2;0 years. Ten monol...

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Main Author: Schelhaas, Johanna
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för lingvistik 2018
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-157243