koavf@lemmy.ml to Linguistics@mander.xyz · 1 day agoPeople around world associate rolled R with a jagged line, study findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·24 hours agoI always wondered if the Bouba/Kiki effect was reflected in the shape of the associated letters, or if it was just a coincidence. I can’t think of any writing systems that associate an “r” sound with a jagged-line character, though.
minus-squarejendrik@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up8·24 hours agoThe bouba-kiki-effect has been observed in languages without writing systems
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·24 hours agoYeah, I was assuming any influence would go the other way (i.e., people make letters that remind them of the sounds).
I always wondered if the Bouba/Kiki effect was reflected in the shape of the associated letters, or if it was just a coincidence.
I can’t think of any writing systems that associate an “r” sound with a jagged-line character, though.
The bouba-kiki-effect has been observed in languages without writing systems
Yeah, I was assuming any influence would go the other way (i.e., people make letters that remind them of the sounds).