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Charting sensorial style

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: When we communicate, it is not just ‘what’ we say, but also ‘how’ we say it — our linguistic style — that conveys meaning. The way we use language reveals a lot about us - our background, personality, and even how we perceive the world. This thesis explores an understudied aspect of linguistic style: how people talk about sensory experiences like sights, sounds, tastes, and smells, “sensorial style”. This thesis bridges a fundamental gap between stylometry (the study of linguistic style) and sensorial linguistics by demonstrating that communities have identifiable linguistic styles and that sensory language forms a distinct stylistic dimension.

Source: Iowa Research Online (The University of Iowa)

DOI: 10.25820/etd.007646

Author: Khalid, Osama

Language: English

Topic: Linguistic research and analysis

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6889743905

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