Affective Congruence between Sound and Meaning of Words Facilitates Semantic Decision

A similarity between the form and meaning of a word (i.e., iconicity) may help language users to more readily access its meaning through direct form-meaning mapping. Previous work has supported this view by providing empirical evidence for this facilitatory effect in sign language, as well as for on...

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Main Authors: Arash Aryani, Arthur M. Jacobs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-05-01
Series:Behavioral Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/8/6/56