Ideophone
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22370079 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Stanlaw (0000-0002-1185-4197, Illinois State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Pages | 1-7 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-09 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The International Encyclopedia of Linguistic Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118786093.iela0165 |
| OpenAlex | W4248065861 |
| ISBN | 9781118786093 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
Ideophones are words in a language that elicit an emotional response due to their synesthetic qualities or mimicry of natural sounds. Onomatopoeia in English, where a word tries to imitate a physical sound found in the environment (like a pig's oink oink or a clock's tick tock ), are examples. However, ideophones can evoke all kinds of other sensory responses besides sound: motion, colors, shapes, space, and – in some languages – mental states, feelings, or physical conditions. For example, zoku zoku in Japanese describes not just a shivering feeling due to cold, it also refers to being in a state of anxiety due to fear, joy, excitement, or repulsion
Cognitive psychology · Feeling · Linguistics · Onomatopoeia · Perception · Sound symbolism · Synesthesia · Categorization, perception, and language · Communication · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Multisensory perception and integration · Neuroscience · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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