Hilke Elsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 2789801 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hilke Elsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hilke |
| FAMILY NAME | Elsen |
| SIGNATURE | ELSEN H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4109-6363 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Sound symbolism in size perception
Sound symbolism – the systematic association between phonetic properties and meaning – plays a prominent role in size ratings, where particular speech sounds shape perceptions of magnitude. This paper explores two previously understudied dimensions of size-sound symbolism: (1) the impact of child-directed speech (CDS) on size judgments, and (2) the alignment between participants’ self-reported and actual rating strategies. The first section provi…
Often Overlooked Aspects of Sound Symbolism
Sound symbolism is a non-arbitrary mapping between phonetic properties and meanings. The existence and nature of sound symbolism have long been the subject of empirical research. It is rarely recognized, however, that participants’ intrinsic characteristics (e.g., age, gender, language knowledge), in addition to the commonly studied phonetic features, may also influence size ratings. Our study aims to empirically investigate the impact of partici…
The sound of size revisited - New insights from a German-Hungarian comparative study on sound symbolism
Languages consistently display sound symbolic effects. In our study we expand size-related sound symbolic research to German and Hungarian, languages with both rounded and unrounded high front vowels as well as/ø/, so that we can separate the effect of lip rounding and vowel backness. Our subjects had to rate artificial words with CVCVCV structure. For analysis we used crossed random effect models in a way that is novel in this field. Results con…
Gender in Lehrwerken
The Two Meanings of Sound Symbolism
This article deals with sound symbolism and the ways to interpret sound symbolic phenomena. Sound symbolism appears to be a universal phenomenon but linguists tend to neglect it or offer heterogeneous approaches and definitions. This paper is concerned with the role of motivation, as assumed in cases like cuckoo, and the question whether some sound symbolic effects might be the result of acquired statistical knowledge about the language system. T…
Grundzüge der Morphologie des Deutschen
This book covers the full range of aspects concerning the inflection and formation of words in German. It also discusses the structure of the ‘small’ parts of speech and takes into account historical developments. The presentation is separated into introductory and advanced chapters. It is supplemented by numerous examples, discussions, exercises and sample solutions as well as references and an extensive glossary.
Lautsymbolik – ein vernachlässigter Forschungsgegenstand der Sprachwissenschaft
As texts about sound symbolism are currently missing, this article wants to inspire new interest in this topic. To begin with, earlier studies are surveyed which dealt directly with sound symbolism in various empiric ways. Next, fields of research are depicted which presently touch upon sound symbolism, such as language evolution, synesthesia, ideophones, names in literature and brand names. It will be argued that research in sound symbolism prop…
Grundzüge der Morphologie des Deutschen
This book is intended for all students of German Studies and provides the full range of inflection and formation of words in German. It also covers the structure of the ›small‹ parts of speech and takes into account historical developments as well as the formation of foreign words. The presentation is oriented particularly on the new study curricula and is separated into introductory and advanced chapters. It is supplemented by numerous examples …
Affixoide
Im Mittelpunkt des Artikels stehen die sogenannten Affixoide bzw.Halbaffixe sowie ihre positionsbedingttn Entsprechungen Präfixoid/Halbpräfix und Suffixoid/Halbsuffix
Beispiel Wortbildung – Die Erhebung und Interpretation von Daten
Die Wortbildung ist seit langem als etablierte linguistische (Teil-)Disziplin zu betrachten, die
Kontaminationen im Randbereich der deutschen Grammatik
Kontaminationen befinden sich in einem peripheren Bereich der Wortbildung, das wird auch durch die unterschiedlichen Bezeichnungen und Strukturierungsversuche deutlich.Im Folgenden werden die Kon taminationen anderen Wortbildungstypen gegenübergestellt und einige aktuelle Beispiele aus neueren Veröffentlichungen aufgeführt, um ihre Rolle in unterschiedlichen Wortschatzbereichen zu betrachten.Anschließend soll der Versuch gemacht werden, die Kateg…
Deutsche Konfixe
The acquisition of German plurals
This article intends to show that the acquisition of German noun plurals is best understood by way of an approach that combines the idea of network processing and functionalist approaches.The data support the view that multiple cues determine the selection of a marker and that there are plural schemata.Inflectional morphology is not based on rules but rather on pattern association.
Ansätze zu einer funktionalistisch–kognitiven Grammatik
How do linguistic structures evolve? Why do they change? Proceeding from data on the acquisition of phonology, morphology, lexis, speech acts, and syntax, this volume examines parallels and interconnections between language acquisition, language change, and synchronic variation for a variety of different linguistic domains. Structure formation is first discussed in terms of the way it is influenced extralinguistically by language users and the si…
Two routes to language
This paper reports the early language development of a German- speaking girl who produced referential as well as expressive utterances. Expressive speech style is illustrated by the use of babbling strings with target intonation, universal words, filler syllables, pivot constructions and a smooth transition to syntax. Referential style is characterized by the gradual development of phonology, the gradual elaboration of words, distinct articulatio…
Rezension von
Article Rezension von: Hirschmann, Irena: Vergleich der Silbenstrukturen und der Akzentuierung der deutschen Standardsprache und der tschechischen Schriftsprache. Regensburg: S. Roderer Verlag 1994 was published on January 1, 1995 in the journal Zeitschrift für Sprachwissenschaft (volume 14, issue 1)
Phonological constraints and overextensions
The present paper reports the analysis of a diary study of a German-speaking child and reveals interrelations between semantic and phonological development: some of the subject's overextensions were explained by a deliberate avoidance of a form and the use of an easily pronounecable substitute rather than by erroneous attempts to map linguistic and non-linguistic knowledge. These results suggest that there may be phonological as well as lexical o…
The sound of size revisited - New insights from a German-Hungarian comparative study on sound symbolism
Languages consistently display sound symbolic effects. In our study we expand size-related sound symbolic research to German and Hungarian, languages with both rounded and unrounded high front vowels as well as/ø/, so that we can separate the effect of lip rounding and vowel backness. Our subjects had to rate artificial words with CVCVCV structure. For analysis we used crossed random effect models in a way that is novel in this field. Results con…
Phonological constraints and overextensions
The present paper reports the analysis of a diary study of a German-speaking child and reveals interrelations between semantic and phonological development: some of the subject's overextensions were explained by a deliberate avoidance of a form and the use of an easily pronounecable substitute rather than by erroneous attempts to map linguistic and non-linguistic knowledge. These results suggest that there may be phonological as well as lexical o…
Rezension von
Article Rezension von: Hirschmann, Irena: Vergleich der Silbenstrukturen und der Akzentuierung der deutschen Standardsprache und der tschechischen Schriftsprache. Regensburg: S. Roderer Verlag 1994 was published on January 1, 1995 in the journal Zeitschrift für Sprachwissenschaft (volume 14, issue 1)
Two routes to language
This paper reports the early language development of a German- speaking girl who produced referential as well as expressive utterances. Expressive speech style is illustrated by the use of babbling strings with target intonation, universal words, filler syllables, pivot constructions and a smooth transition to syntax. Referential style is characterized by the gradual development of phonology, the gradual elaboration of words, distinct articulatio…
Ansätze zu einer funktionalistisch–kognitiven Grammatik
How do linguistic structures evolve? Why do they change? Proceeding from data on the acquisition of phonology, morphology, lexis, speech acts, and syntax, this volume examines parallels and interconnections between language acquisition, language change, and synchronic variation for a variety of different linguistic domains. Structure formation is first discussed in terms of the way it is influenced extralinguistically by language users and the si…
The acquisition of German plurals
This article intends to show that the acquisition of German noun plurals is best understood by way of an approach that combines the idea of network processing and functionalist approaches.The data support the view that multiple cues determine the selection of a marker and that there are plural schemata.Inflectional morphology is not based on rules but rather on pattern association.
Deutsche Konfixe
Kontaminationen im Randbereich der deutschen Grammatik
Kontaminationen befinden sich in einem peripheren Bereich der Wortbildung, das wird auch durch die unterschiedlichen Bezeichnungen und Strukturierungsversuche deutlich.Im Folgenden werden die Kon taminationen anderen Wortbildungstypen gegenübergestellt und einige aktuelle Beispiele aus neueren Veröffentlichungen aufgeführt, um ihre Rolle in unterschiedlichen Wortschatzbereichen zu betrachten.Anschließend soll der Versuch gemacht werden, die Kateg…
Affixoide
Im Mittelpunkt des Artikels stehen die sogenannten Affixoide bzw.Halbaffixe sowie ihre positionsbedingttn Entsprechungen Präfixoid/Halbpräfix und Suffixoid/Halbsuffix
Beispiel Wortbildung – Die Erhebung und Interpretation von Daten
Die Wortbildung ist seit langem als etablierte linguistische (Teil-)Disziplin zu betrachten, die
Grundzüge der Morphologie des Deutschen
This book is intended for all students of German Studies and provides the full range of inflection and formation of words in German. It also covers the structure of the ›small‹ parts of speech and takes into account historical developments as well as the formation of foreign words. The presentation is oriented particularly on the new study curricula and is separated into introductory and advanced chapters. It is supplemented by numerous examples …
Grundzüge der Morphologie des Deutschen
This book covers the full range of aspects concerning the inflection and formation of words in German. It also discusses the structure of the ‘small’ parts of speech and takes into account historical developments. The presentation is separated into introductory and advanced chapters. It is supplemented by numerous examples, discussions, exercises and sample solutions as well as references and an extensive glossary.
Lautsymbolik – ein vernachlässigter Forschungsgegenstand der Sprachwissenschaft
As texts about sound symbolism are currently missing, this article wants to inspire new interest in this topic. To begin with, earlier studies are surveyed which dealt directly with sound symbolism in various empiric ways. Next, fields of research are depicted which presently touch upon sound symbolism, such as language evolution, synesthesia, ideophones, names in literature and brand names. It will be argued that research in sound symbolism prop…
The Two Meanings of Sound Symbolism
This article deals with sound symbolism and the ways to interpret sound symbolic phenomena. Sound symbolism appears to be a universal phenomenon but linguists tend to neglect it or offer heterogeneous approaches and definitions. This paper is concerned with the role of motivation, as assumed in cases like cuckoo, and the question whether some sound symbolic effects might be the result of acquired statistical knowledge about the language system. T…
Gender in Lehrwerken
The sound of size revisited - New insights from a German-Hungarian comparative study on sound symbolism
Languages consistently display sound symbolic effects. In our study we expand size-related sound symbolic research to German and Hungarian, languages with both rounded and unrounded high front vowels as well as/ø/, so that we can separate the effect of lip rounding and vowel backness. Our subjects had to rate artificial words with CVCVCV structure. For analysis we used crossed random effect models in a way that is novel in this field. Results con…
Often Overlooked Aspects of Sound Symbolism
Sound symbolism is a non-arbitrary mapping between phonetic properties and meanings. The existence and nature of sound symbolism have long been the subject of empirical research. It is rarely recognized, however, that participants’ intrinsic characteristics (e.g., age, gender, language knowledge), in addition to the commonly studied phonetic features, may also influence size ratings. Our study aims to empirically investigate the impact of partici…
Sound symbolism in size perception
Sound symbolism – the systematic association between phonetic properties and meaning – plays a prominent role in size ratings, where particular speech sounds shape perceptions of magnitude. This paper explores two previously understudied dimensions of size-sound symbolism: (1) the impact of child-directed speech (CDS) on size judgments, and (2) the alignment between participants’ self-reported and actual rating strategies. The first section provi…
Philosophy (11 works) · Linguistic research and analysis (10 works) · Linguistics (9 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · German (6 works) · Linguistic Education and Pedagogy (6 works) · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity (5 works) · Multisensory perception and integration (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Acoustics (4 works)