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Language And Emotion: We Speak As We Feel, We Feel As We Speak
A recent experiment was able to demonstrate that the articulation of vowels systematically influences our feelings - and vice versa.The research project looked at the question of whether and to what extent the meaning of words is linked to their sound. The specific focus of the project was on two special cases; the sound of the long 'i' vowel (/i:/) and that of the long, closed 'o' vowel (/o:/). Psychologist Prof. Ralf Rummer and phoneticist Prof. Martine Grice were interested in finding out whether these vowels tend to occur in...
Published By: Science 2.0 - 4 days ago
