Early sound symbolism for vowel sounds

被引：22
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作者：
Spector, Ferrinne [1 ,2 ]
Maurer, Daphne [1 ]
机构：
[1] McMaster Univ, Dept Psychol Neurosci & Behav, Hamilton, ON, Canada
[2] Edgewood Coll, Dept Psychol, Madison, WI USA
来源：
I-PERCEPTION | 2013年 / 4卷 / 04期
关键词：
sound symbolism; cross-modal perception; naturally biased associations; sensory associations; perceptual development; MALUMA;
D O I：
10.1068/i0535
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号：
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
Children and adults consistently match some words (e.g., kiki) to jagged shapes and other words (e.g., bouba) to rounded shapes, providing evidence for non-arbitrary sound-shape mapping. In this study, we investigated the influence of vowels on sound-shape matching in toddlers, using four contrasting pairs of nonsense words differing in vowel sound (/i/ as in feet vs. /o/ as in boat) and four rounded-jagged shape pairs. Crucially, we used reduplicated syllables (e.g., kiki vs. koko) rather than confounding vowel sound with consonant context and syllable variability (e.g., kiki vs. bouba). Toddlers consistently matched words with /o/ to rounded shapes and words with /i/ to jagged shapes (p. < 0.01). The results suggest that there may be naturally biased correspondences between vowel sound and shape.
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页码：239 / 241
页数：3
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