Towards a phonetically-rich account of speech-sound → colour synaesthesia
- Author(s): Rachel Smith 1 , Anja Moos 1 , William Cartwright-Hignett 1 and David R. Simmons 1
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- Source: New Directions in Colour Studies , pp 319-328
- Publication Date October 2011
This paper explores the contribution that phonetics can make to research into certain types of synaesthesia: those which have speech sounds as the ‘inducer’ or trigger for the synaesthetic experience, and colour as the ‘concurrent’ or triggered experience. These variants are under-researched relative to other variants. We first discuss the complex inter-relationship between speech sounds and graphemes as synaesthetic inducers, then review recent findings concerning the parameters of speech that can evoke impressions of colour. These findings suggest systematic relationships, but a more detailed phonetic approach is needed to better understand the mappings.
- Affiliations: 1: University of Glasgow, U.K.
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