Some Semantics of Repetition: An Experiment in Phonetic Symbolism.

DeVito, Joseph A.; Civikly, Carol M.

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Some Semantics of Repetition: An Experiment in Phonetic Symbolism

DeVito, Joseph A.; Civikly, Carol M.

Journal of Communication, 22, 1, 39-47, Mar 72

From this investigation it appears that native English speakers do perceive repetition in sounds as being appropriate and meaningful for certain visual representations. (Authors)

Descriptors: Feedback, Language Research, Language Universals, Linguistic Theory, Phonetics, Semantics, Symbolic Language, Visual Measures

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