Size Sound Symbolism Modulates Linguistic Processing: An ERP Study.

Authors: Glim S; Department of Psychology, University of Kassel, Kassel, Germany., Rummer R; Department of Psychology, University of Kassel, Kassel, Germany.

Source: Psychophysiology [Psychophysiology] 2025 Dec; Vol. 62 (12), pp. e70190.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Blackwell Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0142657 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1469-8986 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00485772 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Psychophysiology Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Evoked Potentials*/physiology , Symbolism* , Brain*/physiology, Humans ; Male ; Female ; Electroencephalography ; Young Adult ; Adult ; Linguistics ; Reaction Time/physiology

Of snakes and gods and medicine: Medico-religious symbolism and the values of modern medical practice.

Authors: O'Neill A; Adam O'Neill practices psychiatry and is the owner of Adam O'Neill & Associates, LLC, in Fairfax, VA; is a per diem lecturer for St. Joseph's University and Thomas Jefferson University's PA programs, both located in Philadelphia, PA; and is executive director of the Faith & Medicine Foundation, based in the suburbs of Washington, DC, an unpaid position that supports organizations working in the intersection of faith and medicine. The author has disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

Source: JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants [JAAPA] 2025 Dec 01; Vol. 38 (12), pp. e10-e13. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Nov 20.

Publication Type: Journal Article; Historical Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9513102 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1547-1896 (Print) Linking ISSN: 08937400 NLM ISO Abbreviation: JAAPA Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Symbolism* , Religion and Medicine*, Humans

Sound symbolism facilitates interspecies communication between humans and domestic dogs (Canis familiaris).

Authors: Korzeniowska AT; School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, UK.; eLife Sciences Publications Ltd, Cambridge, UK., Root-Gutteridge H; School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK., Reby D; Equipe de Neuro-Ethologie Sensorielle Bioacoustics Research Laboratory, Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon, University of Saint-Etienne, CNRS, Inserm, Saint-Etienne, 42100, France., Simner J; School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, UK. J.Simner@sussex.ac.uk.

Source: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2025 Nov 11; Vol. 15 (1), pp. 39476. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Nov 11.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Nature Publishing Group Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101563288 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2045-2322 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20452322 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sci Rep Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Symbolism* , Sound* , Animal Communication*, Animals ; Dogs ; Humans ; Male ; Female ; Adult ; Young Adult

The role of valence and arousal for phonological iconicity in the lexicon of German: a cross-validation study using pseudoword ratings.

Authors: Schmidtke D; Psychology, University of Kassel, Kassel, Germany., Conrad M; Psychology, Universidad de La Laguna, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain.

Source: Cognition & emotion [Cogn Emot] 2025 Nov; Vol. 39 (7), pp. 1493-1514. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 21.

Publication Type: Journal Article; Validation Study

Journal Info: Publisher: Routledge Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 8710375 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1464-0600 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 02699931 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Cogn Emot Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Arousal* , Psycholinguistics* , Phonetics* , Vocabulary* , Language* , Affect* , Symbolism*, Humans ; Female ; Male ; Adult ; Germany ; Young Adult ; Emotions

Sound symbolic associations in Spanish emotional words: affective dimensions and discrete emotions.

Authors: Calvillo-Torres R; Departamento de Psicología Experimental, Procesos Cognitivos y Logopedia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain., Haro J; Departament de Psicologia and CRAMC, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain., Ferré P; Departament de Psicologia and CRAMC, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain., Poch C; Centro de Investigación Nebrija en Cognición (CINC), Universidad Nebrija, Madrid, Spain.; Departamento de Educación, Universidad de Nebrija, Madrid, Spain., Hinojosa JA; Departamento de Psicología Experimental, Procesos Cognitivos y Logopedia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.; Centro de Investigación Nebrija en Cognición (CINC), Universidad Nebrija, Madrid, Spain.; Instituto Pluridisciplinar, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

Source: Cognition & emotion [Cogn Emot] 2025 Nov; Vol. 39 (7), pp. 1515-1531. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 25.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Routledge Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 8710375 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1464-0600 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 02699931 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Cogn Emot Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Emotions* , Symbolism* , Phonetics* , Affect* , Sound*, Humans ; Female ; Male ; Young Adult ; Adult ; Spain ; Language

Shedding the white coat to reclaim nursing's identity beyond medical mimicry.

Authors: Stewart T; School of Nursing, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Source: Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners [J Am Assoc Nurse Pract] 2025 Oct 01; Vol. 37 (10), pp. 529-532. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Oct 01.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101600770 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2327-6924 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 23276886 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Am Assoc Nurse Pract Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Symbolism* , Social Identification*, Humans ; Nurse-Patient Relations

A 12,000-year-old clay figurine of a woman and a goose marks symbolic innovations in Southwest Asia.

Authors: Davin L; Institute of Archaeology, Prehistory department, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91905, Israel.; CNRS. UMR 8068 Technologie et Ethnologie des Mondes PréhistoriqueS, Nanterre F-92023, France.; CNRS. UAR 3132 Centre de recherche français à Jérusalem, Jerusalem B.P. 547, Israel., Munro ND; Department of Anthropology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269., Grosman L; Institute of Archaeology, Prehistory department, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91905, Israel.

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America [Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A] 2025 Nov 25; Vol. 122 (47), pp. e2517509122. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Nov 17.

Publication Type: Journal Article; Historical Article

Journal Info: Publisher: National Academy of Sciences Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7505876 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1091-6490 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00278424 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Geese* , Aluminum Silicates* , Symbolism*, Animals ; Female ; Humans ; History, Ancient ; Archaeology ; Clay ; Asia ; Women

Evidence for symbolic use of ochre by Micoquian Neanderthals in Crimea.

Authors: d'Errico F; Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, MCC, PACEA, UMR 5199, Pessac 33615, France.; University of Bergen, Centre for Early Sapiens Behaviour (SapienCE), Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion, Bergen 5020, Norway., Mauran G; Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, MCC, PACEA, UMR 5199, Pessac 33615, France.; Rock Art Research Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa., Pitarch Martí A; Departament d'Arts i Conservació-Restauració, Facultat de Belles Arts, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.; Institut d'Arqueologia de la Universitat de Barcelona (IAUB), Barcelona, Spain., Majkić A; Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia., Stepanchuk V; Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine.

Source: Science advances [Sci Adv] 2025 Oct 31; Vol. 11 (44), pp. eadx4722. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Oct 29.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101653440 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2375-2548 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 23752548 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sci Adv Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Neanderthals* , Symbolism*, Animals ; Archaeology ; Humans ; Ukraine

Group Bouba-Kiki effects: The interplay of social categorization, competition, and sound symbolism.

Authors: Hong Y; Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder., Auten AR; Department of Counseling, California State University, Fullerton., Ratner KG; Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Source: Journal of experimental psychology. General [J Exp Psychol Gen] 2025 Oct; Vol. 154 (10), pp. 2709-2725. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Jul 10.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: American Psychological Assn Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7502587 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1939-2222 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00221015 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Exp Psychol Gen Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Symbolism* , Social Perception* , Group Processes* , Auditory Perception*/physiology, Humans ; Female ; Male ; Young Adult ; Adult ; Language

Size sound symbolism in mothers' speech to their infants.

Authors: Laing C; Department of Language and Linguistic Science, University of York, York, UK., Khattab G; School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK., Sloggett S; Department of Language and Linguistic Science, University of York, York, UK., Keren-Portnoy T; Department of Language and Linguistic Science, University of York, York, UK.

Source: Journal of child language [J Child Lang] 2025 Jul; Vol. 52 (4), pp. 739-761. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 14.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Cambridge Univ. Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0425743 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1469-7602 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 03050009 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Child Lang Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Mother-Child Relations* , Symbolism* , Speech*, Humans ; Infant ; Female ; Male ; Mothers ; Adult

The Semiotic Analysis of the Solar Symbolism of Chinese Ceramics: Issues of Intercultural Communication.

Authors: Wu W; Jingdezhen Ceramic University, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China. 043072@jcu.edu.cn.

Source: Journal of psycholinguistic research [J Psycholinguist Res] 2025 Sep 03; Vol. 54 (5), pp. 55. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Sep 03.

Publication Type: Journal Article; Historical Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Springer Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0333506 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1573-6555 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00906905 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Psycholinguist Res Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Ceramics*/history , Communication* , Culture* , Symbolism*, Humans ; China

No Kagyin, No Funerals Among the Dagaaba of North-West Ghana: Understanding the Symbolic and Ritual Aspects of the Uses of Crops.

Authors: Dakurah G; Department of Geography and Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana., Kanwetuu VP; Department of Sociology and Social Work, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana., Bodomo A; Department of African Studies, University of Vienna, Austria.

Source: Omega [Omega (Westport)] 2025 Aug; Vol. 91 (3), pp. 1458-1482. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 14.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Sage Publications Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 1272106 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1541-3764 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00302228 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Omega (Westport) Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Ceremonial Behavior* , Funeral Rites* , Crops, Agricultural* , Sorghum* , Symbolism*, Humans ; Ghana ; Female ; Male

Would you hire Liam over Kirk? Name sound symbolism and hiring.

Authors: Sidhu DM; Carleton University, Canada. Electronic address: david.sidhu@carleton.ca., Wingate TG; Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada., Bourdage JS; University of Calgary, Canada., Pexman PM; Western University, Canada.

Source: Acta psychologica [Acta Psychol (Amst)] 2025 Jun; Vol. 256, pp. 104978. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Apr 16.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: North Holland Publishing Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 0370366 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-6297 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00016918 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Acta Psychol (Amst) Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Symbolism* , Personnel Selection* , Personality*, Humans ; Male ; Female ; Adult ; Young Adult ; Names

Sounds of the future and past.

Authors: Sidhu DM; Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada., Peetz J; Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Source: British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953) [Br J Psychol] 2025 May; Vol. 116 (2), pp. 316-335. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Dec 09.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0373124 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2044-8295 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00071269 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Br J Psychol Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Phonetics* , Speech Perception*/physiology , Time Perception*/physiology , Symbolism*, Humans ; Female ; Male ; Adult ; Young Adult ; Language ; Adolescent ; Psycholinguistics

Symbolated texts as an assistive technology: Exploring the impact on reading comprehension.

Authors: Benson-Goldberg S; Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences, University of Oregon, United States. Electronic address: sofiabg@uoregon.edu.

Source: Research in developmental disabilities [Res Dev Disabil] 2025 Jun; Vol. 161, pp. 104998. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Mar 31.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Pergamon Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8709782 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-3379 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 08914222 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Res Dev Disabil Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Reading* , Intellectual Disability*/rehabilitation , Symbolism* , Comprehension* , Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities*/methods , Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities*/statistics & numerical data, Verbal Learning ; Humans ; Male ; Female ; Adolescent ; Young Adult ; Adult ; Language Tests/statistics & numerical data

Sound symbolism is not "marginal" in Chinese: Evidence from diachronic rhyme books.

Authors: Meng Y; Department of Linguistics and Translation, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China., Wan Y; Department of Linguistics and Translation, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China., Kit C; Department of Linguistics and Translation, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Source: PloS one [PLoS One] 2025 May 14; Vol. 20 (5), pp. e0322044. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 May 14 (Print Publication: 2025).

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1932-6203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19326203 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS One Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Symbolism* , Language* , Sound*, China ; Humans ; Books ; Vocabulary ; Phonetics

Introduction to the Special Issue on Iconicity and Sound Symbolism.

Authors: Ćwiek A; Leibniz-Centre General Linguistics, Berlin, 10719, Germany., Kreiman J; Departments of Head and Neck Surgery and Linguistics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1543, USA., Fuchs S; Leibniz-Centre General Linguistics, Berlin, 10719, Germany.

Source: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America [J Acoust Soc Am] 2025 May 01; Vol. 157 (5), pp. 3806-3813.

Publication Type: Introductory Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: American Institute of Physics Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7503051 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1520-8524 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00014966 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Acoust Soc Am Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Symbolism* , Sound* , Language*, Humans ; Phonetics

Picture communication symbols and voice symbols: iconicity and preference among healthy older adults in Taiwan.

Authors: Tsai MJ; Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.; Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan., Chen PC; Taiwan Miner's General Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan., Wang SJ; National Taichung University of Education, Taichung, Taiwan., Li RH; Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.; Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.

Source: Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology [Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol] 2025 May; Vol. 20 (4), pp. 948-956. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 27.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Informa Healthcare Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101255937 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1748-3115 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17483107 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Communication Devices for People with Disabilities* , Symbolism* , Voice* , Communication*, Humans ; Taiwan ; Aged ; Female ; Male ; Aged, 80 and over ; Comprehension

Online level-2 perspective taking for newly learnt symbols.

Authors: Pető R; MTA-ELTE 'Lendület' (Momentum) Social Minds Research Group, Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Izabella Street 46, Budapest, 1064, Hungary. peto.reka@yahoo.com., Elekes F; MTA-ELTE 'Lendület' (Momentum) Social Minds Research Group, Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Izabella Street 46, Budapest, 1064, Hungary., Király I; MTA-ELTE 'Lendület' (Momentum) Social Minds Research Group, Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Izabella Street 46, Budapest, 1064, Hungary.

Source: Cognitive processing [Cogn Process] 2025 May; Vol. 26 (2), pp. 331-343. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 21.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Springer Verlag Country of Publication: Germany NLM ID: 101177984 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1612-4790 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 16124782 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Cogn Process Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Pattern Recognition, Visual*/physiology , Learning*/physiology , Symbolism*, Humans ; Male ; Female ; Young Adult ; Adult

Symbolic Activity and Agency.

Authors: Mochalov K; Department of Philosophy, Bashkir State Medical University, Ufa, Russia. kostja.mochalov@gmail.com., Voskresensky A; Department of Philosophical Anthropology and History of Philosophy, Herzen State Pedagogical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Source: Integrative psychological & behavioral science [Integr Psychol Behav Sci] 2025 Apr 21; Vol. 59 (2), pp. 42. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Apr 21.

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal Info: Publisher: Springer Science + Business Media Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101319534 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1936-3567 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19324502 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Integr Psychol Behav Sci Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Symbolism*, Humans