From Mouth to Eye

Philps, Dennis

doi:10.1142/9789812776129_0032

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“…Similarly, Bottineau (2008: 31) notes that /skr/ may have resulted from 'two merging strains, sk+r (surface + agentivity: scrub, scroll, scratch) and the scr-onomatopoeia (screech, shrill). ' Philps (2008a;2008b) confirms that there are likely several offshoots, both related to historical etyma and to the evolving lexicon. Since this theoretical issue is complex and remains controversial, this paper will not enter into the debate here.…”

Section: Psycholinguistic Breakthrough Into Phonesthemesmentioning

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“…Reay's examples thereby show lexical evidence of Bergen's priming effect. Further promising research has examined the historical origins and development of phonesthemes (Philps, 2008a and2008b), whereas further research focuses on co-occurrence patterns to study the semantic shift in phonesthetic words (Smith, forthcoming).…”

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The phonesthetics of blends: A lexicographic study of cognitive blends in the OED

Smith

2014

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This preliminary study of 285 morphological and cognitive blends (attestation dates 1200-2012) aims to investigate the role of phonesthemes in the structuring of the English lexicon. A study of OED word origins shows a disparity between older (1200-1900) and recent blends . Sound symbolism plays an overriding role in over 50% of older blends, leading to a study of initial phonesthemes (i.e. consonant clusters). Several case studies of diachronic semantic shift attested in the OED point to the existence of multidirectional motivation ties. This preliminary study supports the psycholinguistic theory that 1) there is a structured secondary sound symbolism in English, and that 2) it is still productive today and may play a role in the creation of neologisms as well as ensuring their survival (see Bergen, 2010: 52). A more in-depth usage-based analysis using sophisticated measurement tools is the next step in the study.

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Section: Psycholinguistic Breakthrough Into Phonesthemesmentioning

confidence: 65%

Section: Psycholinguistic Breakthrough Into Phonesthemesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The phonesthetics of blends: A lexicographic study of cognitive blends in the OED

Smith

2014

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Tracking semantic change infl- monomorphemes in theOxford English Dictionary

Smith

2016

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This study aims to track diachronic semantic shift in a small set of monomorphemes collected from the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), carrying the initial fl- phonestheme, such as flounder, flummox, flail, etc. The purpose is to determine the semantic behavior of fl- monomorphemes by identifying OED key words, which are then classified into eleven conceptual categories of semantic features. Five features of the eleven are conjectured as major on the basis of frequency of occurrence and frequency of combination with other features. Features which share similar progression rates are hypothesized to be linked through the natural process of metonymy (MTA, SV, SBT). Early emergent features are viewed as primary (MTA and MTL). From there, directionality of shift is assessed by comparing co-emergent with post-attestation features. Although no general pattern is discernible on this scale, several case studies of unexpected semantic shift towards minor features as in flummer and flourish show promising results for the field of historical lexical semantics.

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From Mouth to Eye

Cited by 2 publications

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The phonesthetics of blends: A lexicographic study of cognitive blends in the OED

The phonesthetics of blends: A lexicographic study of cognitive blends in the OED

Tracking semantic change infl- monomorphemes in theOxford English Dictionary

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