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标题：Early Sound Symbolism for Vowel Sounds
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作者：Ferrinne Spector ; Daphne Maurer
期刊名称：i-Perception
电子版ISSN：2041-6695
出版年度：2013
卷号：4
期号：4
页码：239-241
DOI：10.1068/i0535
出版社：Pion Ltd.
摘要：Children and adults consistently match some words (e.g., kiki) to jagged shapes and other words (e.g., bouba) to rounded shapes, providing evidence for non-arbitrary sound–shape mapping. In this study, we investigated the influence of vowels on sound–shape matching in toddlers, using four contrasting pairs of nonsense words differing in vowel sound (/i/ as in feet vs. /o/ as in boat) and four rounded–jagged shape pairs. Crucially, we used reduplicated syllables (e.g., kiki vs. koko) rather than confounding vowel sound with consonant context and syllable variability (e.g., kiki vs. bouba). Toddlers consistently matched words with /o/ to rounded shapes and words with /i/ to jagged shapes ( p < 0.01). The results suggest that there may be naturally biased correspondences between vowel sound and shape.
关键词：sound symbolism ; cross-modal perception ; naturally biased associations ; sensory associations ; perceptual development