Bo-NO-bouba-kiki: picture-word mapping but no spontaneous sound symbolic speech-shape mapping in a language trained bonobo
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2021.1717
Abstract: Humans share the ability to intuitively map ‘sharp’ or ‘round’ pseudowords, such as ‘bouba’ versus ‘kiki’, to abstract edgy versus round shapes, respectively. This effect, known as sound symbolism, appears early in human development. The… read more here.
Keywords: language; sound symbolism; spontaneous sound; english words ... See more keywords
Chinese-English Speakers’ Perception of Pitch in Their Non-Tonal Language: Reinterpreting English as a Tonal-Like Language
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DOI: 10.1177/0023830919894606
Abstract: Changing the F0-contour of English words does not change their lexical meaning. However, it changes the meaning in tonal languages such as Mandarin. Given this important difference and knowing that words in the two languages… read more here.
Keywords: pitch; english speakers; english words; language ... See more keywords
Chinese translation norms for 1,429 English words
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DOI: 10.3758/s13428-016-0761-x
Abstract: We present Chinese translation norms for 1,429 English words. Chinese-English bilinguals (N = 28) were asked to provide the first Chinese translation that came to mind for 1,429 English words. The results revealed that 71 %… read more here.
Keywords: word; 429 english; english words; chinese translation ... See more keywords
Humor norms for 4,997 English words
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DOI: 10.3758/s13428-017-0930-6
Abstract: Humor ratings are provided for 4,997 English words collected from 821 participants using an online crowd-sourcing platform. Each participant rated 211 words on a scale from 1 (humorless) to 5 (humorous). To provide for comparisons… read more here.
Keywords: 997 english; english words; norms 997; humor norms ... See more keywords
Quantifying social semantics: An inclusive definition of socialness and ratings for 8388 English words.
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DOI: 10.3758/s13428-022-01810-x
Abstract: It has been proposed that social experience plays an important role in the grounding of concepts, and socialness has been proffered as a fundamental organisational principle underpinning semantic representation in the human brain. However, the… read more here.
Keywords: semantics; socialness; inclusive definition; english words ... See more keywords