Affective iconic words benefit from additional sound–meaning integration in the left amygdala
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DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24772
Abstract: Recent studies have shown that a similarity between sound and meaning of a word (i.e., iconicity) can help more readily access the meaning of that word, but the neural mechanisms underlying this beneficial role of… read more here.
Keywords: sound meaning; affective iconic; left amygdala; sound ... See more keywords
Iconicity in the speech of children and adults.
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DOI: 10.1111/desc.12572
Abstract: Iconicity - the correspondence between form and meaning - may help young children learn to use new words. Early-learned words are higher in iconicity than later learned words. However, it remains unclear what role iconicity… read more here.
Keywords: iconicity speech; iconicity; children adults; speaking children ... See more keywords