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I've wondered if languages which "score" well in leveraging this sort of mapping just make it easier to juggle complex subjects by using more "efficient" parts
by jxramos 5y ago
I've wondered if languages which "score" well in leveraging this sort of mapping just make it easier to juggle complex subjects by using more "efficient" parts of our mental stack that position conversation to go deeper on any point of interest just because it's less energy intensive or something along those lines. Something akin to a mental locality of concepts if you will.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouba/kiki_effect#Implications_for_understanding_language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouba/kiki_effect#Implications...
- jxramos 5y agops it's a joy to watch VS Ramachandran get excited about synesthesia, definitely worth hunting down videos of him on YouTube.
- horse666 5y agoYes, absolutely! I loved listening to the Reith lectures many, many years ago, when Vilayanur Ramachandran gave them. You can still listen to them here, http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith2003/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith2003/ In Lecture 4 (Purple Numbers and Sharp Cheese) he talks about the Kiki / Bouba effect. His enunciation is amazing.
- mohn 5y agoI was not able to play the RealMedia streams from BBC, but here's an alternative link to lecture 4 at 15m01s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xttp5GpiVLs&list=PLez3PPtnpncRww-eZcVnRSHK0kSnTUlEp&index=5&t=901s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xttp5GpiVLs&list=PLez3PPtnpn...
- arketyp 5y agoI wonder to what extent intra-language selection of synesthetic words occur along these lines when there are competing synonyms/alleles. Onomatopoetic words could be favored for instance, but also words that in written form look like the thing they're describing, e.g. (from the top of my head): "bomb", "locomotive", "ghost", "teeth" etc.