Sound symbolism refers to associations between language sounds (ie, phonemes) and
perceptual and/or semantic features. One example is the maluma/takete effect: an …

Although the mapping between sound and meaning in human language is assumed to be
largely arbitrary, research in cognitive science has shown that there are non-trivial …

essential reference work to cognitive linguistics. It encompasses a wide range of
perspectives and approaches, covering all the key areas of cognitive linguistics and drawing …

Sound symbolism has typically been demonstrated as an association between certain
phonemes and perceptual dimensions (eg, size or shape). For instance, the maluma-takete …

This paper examines the sound‐symbolic link between voiced obstruents (speech sounds
created by obstructing the airflow) present in a brand name and the perceived product/brand …

This paper examines how certain speech sounds within a brand name can alter
expectations about the product's taste. Across two studies we demonstrate that the presence …

Iconicity is the property whereby signs (vocal or manual) resemble their referents. Iconic
signs are easy to relate to the world, facilitating learning and processing. In this study, we …

Sound symbolism refers to associations between certain language sounds (ie, phonemes)
and perceptual and/or semantic properties. Crucially, the different associations of a …

Abstract The “bouba-kiki effect”, where “bouba” is perceived round and “kiki” spiky, remains
a puzzling enigma. We solve it by combining mathematical findings largely unknown in the …

Non-arbitrary sound-shape correspondences (SSC), such as the “bouba-kiki” effect, have
been consistently observed across languages and together with other sound-symbolic …