TY - CHAP
T1 - Linguistic Synaesthesia
AU - Lievers, Francesca Strik
AU - Huang, Chu Ren
AU - Xiong, Jiajuan
PY - 2021/6/4
Y1 - 2021/6/4
N2 - Synaesthesia in language consists in the combination of linguistic expressions referring to different sensory modalities, as in bitter voice. In this chapter, we first address the debate on the definition of synaesthesia, arguing that it is a type of metaphor. Next, we review research on preferences in synaesthetic sensory combinations; for instance, many studies show that in several languages hearing is very frequently a target of synaesthetic transfers (as in bitter voice) but rarely a source. Finally, we suggest that such strong cross-linguistic preferences as well as minor language-specific differences may be accounted for by a combination of perceptual, cultural, and linguistic factors.
AB - Synaesthesia in language consists in the combination of linguistic expressions referring to different sensory modalities, as in bitter voice. In this chapter, we first address the debate on the definition of synaesthesia, arguing that it is a type of metaphor. Next, we review research on preferences in synaesthetic sensory combinations; for instance, many studies show that in several languages hearing is very frequently a target of synaesthetic transfers (as in bitter voice) but rarely a source. Finally, we suggest that such strong cross-linguistic preferences as well as minor language-specific differences may be accounted for by a combination of perceptual, cultural, and linguistic factors.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85109122074
U2 - 10.4324/9781351034708-25
DO - 10.4324/9781351034708-25
M3 - Chapter in an edited book (as author)
AN - SCOPUS:85109122074
SN - 9781138490710
T3 - Routledge Handbooks in Linguistics
SP - 372
EP - 383
BT - The Routledge Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics
A2 - Xu, Wen
A2 - Taylor, John R.
PB - Taylor and Francis Ltd.
ER -