Comments on: Language and Thought http://andrewski.net/2009/10/language-and-thought/ Coming soon in three dimensions Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03:46:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: Andrew http://andrewski.net/2009/10/language-and-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-5516 Andrew Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:45:50 +0000 http://andrewski.net/?p=526#comment-5516 "American subjects, <em>but not the German subjects</em>, rated the ü sound as less familiar, r(17)=4.5l, <em>p</em>< .001, and more difficult to produce, <em>t</em>(17) = 2.61, <em>p</em> < .02, than the <em>o</em> sound. For the German speakers, <em>o</em> and <em>ü</em> were equal in difficulty. Because we have here two samples showing similar affect ratings and similar temperature changes, and because one found the phoneme <em>ü</em> difficult and the other found it easy, we can eliminate the possibility that <em>o</em> was perceived as more pleasant than <em>ü</em> just because it was more familiar or easier to produce." Who knows, really? It's a long <a href="http://www-psych.stanford.edu/~lera/273/zajonc-psychreview-1989.pdf" rel="nofollow">study</a>; I didn't read the entire thing. O:-) “American subjects, but not the German subjects, rated the ü sound as less familiar, r(17)=4.5l, p< .001, and more difficult to produce, t(17) = 2.61, p < .02, than the o sound. For the German speakers, o and ü were equal in difficulty. Because we have here two samples showing similar affect ratings and similar temperature changes, and because one found the phoneme ü difficult and the other found it easy, we can eliminate the possibility that o was perceived as more pleasant than ü just because it was more familiar or easier to produce.”

Who knows, really? It’s a long study; I didn’t read the entire thing. O:-)

]]> By: der/die/das and el/la make you think differently http://andrewski.net/2009/10/language-and-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-5506 der/die/das and el/la make you think differently Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:33:36 +0000 http://andrewski.net/?p=526#comment-5506 [...] so I kept read­ing about lan­guage and thought and came across a fas­ci­nat­ing arti­cle I had read a few years ago. Chew on this: A recent [...] […] so I kept read­ing about lan­guage and thought and came across a fas­ci­nat­ing arti­cle I had read a few years ago. Chew on this: A recent […]

]]> By: Leonard Ritter http://andrewski.net/2009/10/language-and-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-5503 Leonard Ritter Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:27:54 +0000 http://andrewski.net/?p=526#comment-5503 Most likely the scowl is attributed to an unfamiliar vowel entering perception. You don't see Germans scowling all day - I think you get used to it. Actually, come to think of it... Germans ARE scowling most of the time ;) Most likely the scowl is attributed to an unfamiliar vowel entering perception. You don’t see Germans scowling all day — I think you get used to it.

Actually, come to think of it… Germans ARE scowling most of the time ;)

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