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Toward a phonosemantic definition of iconic words
2011Most studies have tried to define inherently iconic words (mimetics, ideophones) in terms of their formal features but phonosemantic peculiarity, assumed without empirical consideration, is not evidently distinct from regular sound symbolism. Two experiments were conducted to probe the phonosemantic specificity of iconic words.
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Universal Phonosemantic Structure of Denial and Prohibition
This study presents a novel phonosemantic theory suggesting that denial and prohibition morphemes across human languages tend to follow a universal acoustic pattern: an open vowel followed by a closing consonant. This sound pattern is interpreted as a symbolic enactment of physical motion—opening followed by closure—mirroring the human gesture of ...openaire +1 more source
Phonosemantic Dictionary: Exploring the Essence of English Words
This book, Phonosemantic Dictionary: Exploring the Essence of English Words, examines the intrinsic relationship between phonetics and semantics in the evolution of language. Rooted in the innovative field of phonosemantics, it presents a structured framework for interpreting the psychological and philosophical dimensions of pronunciation in English ...openaire +4 more sources
Between Submorphemes and Phonosemantics: Towards a Typology of Extra-Morphemic Signs
Indo-European Linguistics and Classical Philology, 2022exaly
THE STYLISTIC FUNCTION OF PHONOSEMANTISM
Science in the Modern World: Prospects and Directions of Developmentopenaire +1 more source
Fitting Sense to Sound: Linguistic Aesthetics and Phonosemantics in the Work of J.R.R. Tolkien
Tolkien Studies, 2006exaly
Phonosemantics of English consonants and their combinations: students' perception
XLinguae, 2018exaly