The sound symbolism bootstrapping hypothesis for language acquisition and language evolution

Sound symbolism is a non-arbitrary relationship between speech sounds and meaning. We review evidence that, contrary to the traditional view in linguistics, sound symbolism is an important design feature of language, which affects online processing of language, and most importantly, language acquisi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences. - The Royal Society. - 369(2014), 1651, Seite 1-13
1. Verfasser: Imai, Mutsumi (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Kita, Sotaro
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2014
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences
Schlagworte:Linguistics Social sciences Behavioral sciences Applied sciences