Linguistic Synesthesia by Bodo Winter
Linguistic synesthesias combine different senses, as in English smooth melody (touch→sound). For nearly a century, researchers have gathered data that has been interpreted as supporting the notion of a hierarchical ordering of the senses. According to this proposal, expressions map the presumed-to-be 'lower' senses of touch, taste, and smell onto the presumed-to-be 'higher' senses of sound and sight. Here, this proposal is tested in the first-ever meta-analysis of linguistic synesthesias, combining thirty-eight datasets from fourteen different languages. The authors demonstrate that clear patterns emerge from the data, but many such patterns are inconsistent with the notion of a linear hierarchical order or a simple lower/higher divide of the senses. This calls for a shift in what theories are considered to be viable for explaining asymmetries between the senses in linguistic synesthesia.-
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Cognitive Contact Linguistics
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Writing and Reading Poetry
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Creative Construction Grammar
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Cognitive Linguistics and Language Evolution
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Signed Language and Cognitive Grammar
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Computational Construction Grammar
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Applied Cognitive Linguistics and L2 Instruction
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| ISBN 13 | 9781009519168 |
| ISBN 10 | 1009519166 |
| Title | Linguistic Synesthesia |
| Author | Bodo Winter |
| Series | Elements In Cognitive Linguistics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2025-06-30 |
| Number of pages | 75 |
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