Sound Symbolism in Words Relating to Proximity and Distance.

Tanz, Christine

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ERIC Number: EJ046167

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Publication Date: 1971

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Sound Symbolism in Words Relating to Proximity and Distance

Tanz, Christine

Language and Speech, 14 pt 3, 266-76, Jul-Sep 71

Analyzes the vowel position in the words for here" and there" across six language families in order to present evidence for a universal sound symbolism. (MB)

Descriptors: Comprehension, Language Research, Language Universals, Phonetics, Symbolic Learning

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