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| Research article summary (published 30 Jan 2003): |
The emotional symbolism of two English e-sounds: /i/ as in "cheap" is pleasant and /I/ as in "chip" active.
Full Abstract
This article aligns the symbolism of the long (/i/) and short (/I/) e sounds in English with the two dimensions of emotional space-Pleasantness and Activation. On the basis of this alignment, the four quadrants of emotional space are labelled Cheerful (high /i/, high /I/), Cheerless (low /i/, low /I/), Tough (low /i/, high /I/), and Tender (high /i/, low /I/). In four phases, data from over 50 samples (mainly, poetry, song lyrics, and names) were plotted and compared in terms of their use of the two e sounds. Significant and meaningful differences among samples were discovered in all phases. The placement of samples in quadrants was additionally informative. Data samples including many long e sounds (/i/) tended to be more Pleasant and those including many short e sounds (/I/) tended to be more Active.
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Author/s: Whissell, Cynthia (C);
Affiliation: Psychology Department, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON, Canada.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: Perceptual and motor skills (Percept Mot Skills), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Feb; vol 96 (issue 1) : pp 149-65
Dates: Created 2003/04/22; Completed 2003/08/04; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12705522, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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