12. Understanding synesthetic expressions
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Yoshikata Shibuya
Abstract
In this article, we introduce a cognitive model called the physiological = psychological model and discuss how one understands synesthetic expressions of language, e.g., warm color. We argue that there are two major types in synesthesia: one is the type whose synesthetic mapping is based on the co-occurrence of the senses, and the other on the emotional similarity of the senses. As for the former, we claim that the strength of sensory relations in daily experiences determines what type of synesthetic combination is possible (interpretable), e.g., warm color vs. ??red temperature. As for the latter, we argue that the interpretation of synesthetic expressions, such as fragrant music, is enabled by the synthesis of different emotional experiences.
Abstract
In this article, we introduce a cognitive model called the physiological = psychological model and discuss how one understands synesthetic expressions of language, e.g., warm color. We argue that there are two major types in synesthesia: one is the type whose synesthetic mapping is based on the co-occurrence of the senses, and the other on the emotional similarity of the senses. As for the former, we claim that the strength of sensory relations in daily experiences determines what type of synesthetic combination is possible (interpretable), e.g., warm color vs. ??red temperature. As for the latter, we argue that the interpretation of synesthetic expressions, such as fragrant music, is enabled by the synthesis of different emotional experiences.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- 1. Speaking of colors and odors 1
- 2. Color smell, and language: The semiotic nature of perception and language 19
- 3. How can language cope with color? Functional aspects of the nervous system 35
- 4. Color perception, color description and metaphor 61
- 5. Attractiveness and adornment 85
- 6. Color terms between elegance and beauty. The verbalization of color with textiles and cosmetics 113
- 7. Color names and dynamic imagery 129
- 8. From blue stockings to blue movies: Color metonymies in English 141
- 9. Odor memory 155
- 10. From psychophysics to semiophysics 167
- 11. Cognition, olfaction and linguistic creativity: Linguistic synesthesia as poetic device in cologne advertisement 185
- 12. Understanding synesthetic expressions 203
- 13. Olfactory and visual processing and verbalization 227
- Contributors 239
- Index 241
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- 1. Speaking of colors and odors 1
- 2. Color smell, and language: The semiotic nature of perception and language 19
- 3. How can language cope with color? Functional aspects of the nervous system 35
- 4. Color perception, color description and metaphor 61
- 5. Attractiveness and adornment 85
- 6. Color terms between elegance and beauty. The verbalization of color with textiles and cosmetics 113
- 7. Color names and dynamic imagery 129
- 8. From blue stockings to blue movies: Color metonymies in English 141
- 9. Odor memory 155
- 10. From psychophysics to semiophysics 167
- 11. Cognition, olfaction and linguistic creativity: Linguistic synesthesia as poetic device in cologne advertisement 185
- 12. Understanding synesthetic expressions 203
- 13. Olfactory and visual processing and verbalization 227
- Contributors 239
- Index 241
