Linguistic Synesthesia
A Meta-analysis
Seiten
2025
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-51916-8 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-51916-8 (ISBN)
For nearly a century, researchers have gathered data that has been interpreted as supporting the notion of a hierarchical ordering of the senses. This Element tests this proposal in the first-ever meta-analysis of linguistic synesthesias, combining 38 datasets from 14 languages.
Linguistic synesthesias combine different senses, as in English smooth melody (touch→sound). For nearly a century, researchers have gathered data that has been interpreted as supporting the notion of a hierarchical ordering of the senses. According to this proposal, expressions map the presumed-to-be 'lower' senses of touch, taste, and smell onto the presumed-to-be 'higher' senses of sound and sight. Here, this proposal is tested in the first-ever meta-analysis of linguistic synesthesias, combining thirty-eight datasets from fourteen different languages. The authors demonstrate that clear patterns emerge from the data, but many such patterns are inconsistent with the notion of a linear hierarchical order or a simple lower/higher divide of the senses. This calls for a shift in what theories are considered to be viable for explaining asymmetries between the senses in linguistic synesthesia.
Linguistic synesthesias combine different senses, as in English smooth melody (touch→sound). For nearly a century, researchers have gathered data that has been interpreted as supporting the notion of a hierarchical ordering of the senses. According to this proposal, expressions map the presumed-to-be 'lower' senses of touch, taste, and smell onto the presumed-to-be 'higher' senses of sound and sight. Here, this proposal is tested in the first-ever meta-analysis of linguistic synesthesias, combining thirty-eight datasets from fourteen different languages. The authors demonstrate that clear patterns emerge from the data, but many such patterns are inconsistent with the notion of a linear hierarchical order or a simple lower/higher divide of the senses. This calls for a shift in what theories are considered to be viable for explaining asymmetries between the senses in linguistic synesthesia.
1. Introduction; 2. Why a meta-analysis of linguistic synesthesia is needed; 3. The hierarchy of the senses: evidence and theory; 4. Methods; 5. Analysis #1: Hierarchy congruency; 6. Analysis #2: source/target ratios; 7. Analysis #3: pairwise asymmetry; 8. Analysis #4: specific mappings; 9. Discussion; 10. Conclusion and outlook for future research on linguistic synesthesia; References.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 24.06.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Elements in Cognitive Linguistics |
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 259 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-009-51916-6 / 1009519166 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-009-51916-8 / 9781009519168 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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