Task-1-Google-Scholar


In my first post I would like to share with you a summary of the article  “Sound Symbolism” written by John J.Ohala published on Google scholar. You can access it at                 ( https://bit.ly/2yaA10S). I have chosen this article because its theme is one of the most recent themes I have had on Theoretical Phonetics lecture.

In this article John J. Ohala first gives a definition of the term “sound symbolism” and flicks through  its  history and  mentions Socratus who debated the “issue of whether the names for things are arbitrary or whether instead they are a natural reflection of the things named” with his disciples.

Next, he communicates the idea of existence of “similar sounds associated with similar meanings” in a number of languages which are not connected genetically or areally In the following chapters and attempts to prove it by giving quite a detailed description of such phenomena as 
“cross-language patterns of intonation”, “cross-language patterns of size sound symbolism”. The latter,according to Ohala could have been formed by “non-human agonistic vocalizations”. The author also claims that smile had “acoustic origin”as it served mankind to raise “resonant frequencies” of sounds. Then,he points out some “sexual differences of the human vocal anatomy” and (опровергает) proposals that the lowered position of human larynx is the result of “the evolution of speech”.

Finally, John J.Ohala concludes that “there exists cross-species recognition and exploitation of the frequency code” (pitch level) which also enables us “to view and explain certain facial expressions involving the mouth, sexual dimorphism of the adult human vocal tract, and the proposed link between lowered larynx and the evolution of speech” from a new point.

After reading the article I would like to ask the author the following questions:


  1. Speaking about cross-language patterns of sound symbolism,the author mentions only vowels; Are there any consonants associated with similar meanings among non-related world languages?
  2. Is the “recognition and exploitation of the frequency code” the same between humans and avian animals, or it is met only among mammalian species (including humans)?
  3. What arguments were proposed to prove the idea that the lowered larynx is   an adaptation for human speech ?

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  3. Natalia Eydelman25 октября 2018 г. в 02:00

    Nastya,

    thanks for sharing the article summary with us. It's clear from it what the main points of the articl;e are and what the focus of his study is on.

    As for how the technical side of your work, please, remember that according to summary writing conventions it can't include quotations from the original article and should be written in your own words. Here is a short explanation that can help you get a better idea about why quoting in a summary is not common but also when it is possile

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    1. Natalia Eydelman25 октября 2018 г. в 02:06

      https://courses.lumenlearning.com/howardcc-devenglishandreading/chapter/text-using-quotations-in-a-summary/

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  4. Natalia Eydelman25 октября 2018 г. в 02:20

    Here is a clip explaining how to add a table to your blog post:

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