Linguistic Synesthesia : A Meta-analysis
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Elements in Cognitive Linguistics
ISBN-10
100951914X
ISBN-13
9781009519144
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
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Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 3rd, 2025
Print length
84 Pages
Weight
134 grams
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15.00 x 22.80 x 0.70 cms
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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.
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