Examination of manner of motion sound symbolism for english nonce verbs

This paper offers cross-experimental verification of a previous study that found that English speakers considered velars, palatals, glides, and high vowels to be sound-symbolic of light and jerky movements. Heavy and smooth movements, by contrast, were associated with affricates, glottals, laterals,...

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Main Authors: Eddington, D.E (Author), Nuckolls, J. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019
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