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Statistical Relationships Between Phonological Form, Emotional Valence and Arousal of Spanish Words

Journal of Cognition
Volume 7 (2024): Issue 1
By: Greig I. de Zubicaray and  José A. Hinojosa  
Open Access
|May 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/joc.366 | Journal eISSN: 2514-4820
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Language: English
Submitted on: Feb 15, 2024
Accepted on: Apr 23, 2024
Published on: May 10, 2024
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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Keywords:
Sound symbolism,
emotion,
valence,
arousal,
Spanish

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