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Yeah, I found that one. Cute. Is there reason to think this holds for other letters/sounds? Is it just just these two? If yes, any idea why?
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Good question! B and K have been suggested previously because of curvy/spiky shape - SF should also pick up difference, as B has more ink.
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The link between low pitch (F0) and low/more spatial frequency makes a lot of sense, since voiced sounds carry lower F0. But ...
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..there's that interesting finding from
@nerdpro where /z/ is sharper than /s/, even though voiced, so sharp/curved might not solve it.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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Their SFs would be likely very similar too (haven't measured, but pretty clear). One thought is there might be multiple features at play...
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Languages might use multiple visual features: angularity OR ink density OR line orientation OR spatial position. Creates arbitrary iconicity
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As for /i/ and /u/, we picked them because these Vs are the smallest units that are 1. Canonical, 2. Highly contrastive, 3. utterable solo
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In last month's paper with
@superlinguo, we show that /i/ and /u/ are probably extreme ends of a sensory scale linked to 'distinctiveness'1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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That's why they are both topologically common and canonical in the sound symbolism literature.http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2041669517724807 …
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