Sound symbolism is a linguistic phenomenon that consists of a relationship of analogy between the sound shape of words and their meaning. Phonosemantics is a branch of Linguistics that studies the causes of sound symbolism and its applications in verbal communication. References: Filippo M. Leonardi, A Geometrical Approach to Phonosemantics (2013). Filippo M. Leonardi, Phonesthemes in Latin Language (2015). Filippo M. Leonardi, The First Principle of Phonosemantics (2016). |