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Why 'Tiny' Sounds Smaller Than 'Huge.' Nixing the Horrid 'Of.' Kokopelli.

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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The Relationship Between Speech and Sound Meaning

articulary positioning translates to what was once a biologically relevant clue, big animal. Another popular theory suggests that our sound meaning associations stem instead from the phonetic gestures we make when producing sounds. In both cases, speakers learn to associate these embodied senses of a smaller closed mouth or larger open mouth with the sounds they produce.

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