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Very interesting. I would love to see more language studies about this. Sort of reminds me of how a minor chord invokes sadness.
by nickthemagicman 12y ago
Very interesting. I would love to see more language studies about this.
Sort of reminds me of how a minor chord invokes sadness.
- mathattack 12y agoLinguistics is a fascinating field. I suspect there is a lot behind which sounds are culturally biased, and which are universal. I recall a study that said "spit" is the least corrupted word across languages. (Because the sound is similar to the activity)
- eCa 12y agoWhich leads to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onomatopoeia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onomatopoeia and more specifically (though spit is missing): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-linguistic_onomatopoeias http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-linguistic_onomatopoeias