Deebster@infosec.pub to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 day agoPhase Change (xkcd)imgs.xkcd.comimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1199arrow-down17file-text
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minus-squaresir_pronoun@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·1 day agoFor those who didn’t know the background, like me: "The bouba–kiki effect or takete–maluma phenomenon is a non-arbitrary mental association between certain speech sounds and certain visual shapes. " So: bouba sounds round, kiki sounds spikey
minus-squareDeebster@infosec.pubOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 hours agoI thought about linking an explainer, but I lazily decided that this (and the wug) would be well-enough known here.
For those who didn’t know the background, like me:
"The bouba–kiki effect or takete–maluma phenomenon is a non-arbitrary mental association between certain speech sounds and certain visual shapes. "
So: bouba sounds round, kiki sounds spikey
I thought about linking an explainer, but I lazily decided that this (and the wug) would be well-enough known here.
Bouba-kiki