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Some Semantics of Repetition: An Experiment in Phonetic Symbolism
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DeVito, Joseph A.; Civikly, Carol M. – Journal of Communication, 1972
From this investigation it appears that native English speakers do perceive repetition in sounds as being appropriate and meaningful for certain visual representations. (Authors)
Descriptors: Feedback, Language Research, Language Universals, Linguistic Theory
The Dominion of Language and the Emergence of the Autochthonous Self.
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Herold, Arthur L. – Language Learning, 1983
Presents a rationale for undertaking the study of language. Views this study as a psychological investigation into how the self forms an identity of itself through its language, rather than how it is formed by its language. Thus, the structure of language is seen as a representational system, allowing a multiplicity of meanings. (SL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Language Universals