Sound–meaning association biases evidenced across thousands of languages

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Universals in language - should Chomsky have looked one level lower? https://t.co/FS8ksC94Y3 Original article: https://t.co/9iHZxIK4IZ

Sound–meaning association biases evidenced across thousands of languages https://t.co/vvXfvxBxxb

Nice new paper by Damián Blasi and colleagues on biases in sound-meaning associations across languages #iconicity https://t.co/ttjWqvoDuK

Blasi et al conclude: "unrelated languages very often use (or avoid) the same sounds for specific referents." https://t.co/Sy1ckw2spC

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