Preface IX Introduction: Dimensions of iconicity xi A n g e lik a Z ir k e r a n d M a t t h i a s B a u e r P a rti. Phonic dimensions The effect of iconicity flash blindness: An empirical study 3 V o jte c h D i a t k a a n d Jifi M ilič k a Iconic treadmill hypothesis: The reasons behind continuous onomatopoeic coinage 15 M a r ia F la k s m a n Tracking linguistic primitives: The phonosemantic realization of fundamental oppositional pairs 39 N ik la s J o h a n ss o n Continuity and change: On the iconicity of Ablaut Reduplication (AR) 63 J u a n C . M o r e n o C a b r e r a