Non-Verbal Representation of Verbal Referents
Jonas Langer, B. G. Rosenberg · Perceptual and Motor Skills · 1964
The degree to which non-verbal sound symbols are consistently matched with five classes of referents was assessed. It was found that listener Ss tended to match the sounds with the particular referents which initially guided the speaker Ss to produce the symbols. High incidence of consistent matching obtained among the listener Ss for all referent classes. Highest agreement obtained for simple spatial referents and least for color and evaluative referents.