Magnitude sound symbolism influences vowel production

Segmental properties of speech can convey sound symbolic meaning. This study presents two novel sound-meaning mappings using a choice reaction time paradigm in which participants have to select quickly one the vocal response alternatives based on predefined categories perceptual magnitude. The first showed that short distance between perceived objects facilitates initiation vowel [i] production, while long production [u] and [æ]. Correspondingly, second study, responses produced with [e] were initiated faster when stimuli required vocalizations, [u], [æ] [y] vocalizations. Hence, similar observed concerning concepts spatial temporal length. suggests different sound-magnitude effects be generalized common processing conceptual A magnitude seems implicitly systematically associated an articulatory specific vowel. also addition openness backness, roundness associate particular vowels large magnitudes.