bouba/kiki effect
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English
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌbubə ˈkiki ɪˌfɛkt/
- (General American, weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /ˌbubə ˈkiki əˌfɛkt/
Etymology
[edit]Bouba and kiki were the pseudowords used in a 2001 experiment on this topic, carried out by Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Edward Hubbard. See picture.
Noun
[edit]the bouba/kiki effect