Rolling R Linked to Jagged Line
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•People around world associate rolled R with a jagged line, study finds
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A trilled R sound is consistently matched with a jagged line in 28 languages.
Researchers from the University of Birmingham say it is the strongest case of sound symbolism to date.
They say it shows speech sounds are not just acoustic objects, but they also have texture and shape to them.
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