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In linguistics, sound symbolism is the perceptual similarity between speech sounds and concept meanings. It is a form of linguistic iconicity. For example, the English word ding may sound similar to the actual sound of a bell.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Sound symbolism | is a | perceptual similarity between speech sounds and concept meanings | 0.90 | text |
| krouein | instance of | in words | 0.80 | text |
| Sound symbolism | related to Modern linguistics | Modern | 0.60 | section |
| Sound symbolism | related to Modern linguistics | Ferdinand | 0.60 | section |
| Sound symbolism | related to Modern linguistics | Saussure | 0.60 | section |
| Sound symbolism | related to Modern linguistics | Central | 0.60 | section |
| Sound symbolism | related to Modern linguistics | First | 0.60 | section |
| Sound symbolism | related to Modern linguistics | He | 0.60 | section |
| Sound symbolism | related to Modern linguistics | Second | 0.60 | section |
| Sound symbolism | related to Modern linguistics | These | 0.60 | section |
| Sound symbolism | related to Upanishads | The Upanishads | 0.60 | section |
| Sound symbolism | related to Upanishads | Vyākaraṇa | 0.60 | section |
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