This essay has examined the sound symbolism expressly developed
in Korean and Japanese of the languages of the world, supposing that the sound symbolism in Japanese words are increasing and developing because of the structure of symbolic words itself...
This essay has examined the sound symbolism expressly developed
in Korean and Japanese of the languages of the world, supposing that the sound symbolism in Japanese words are increasing and developing because of the structure of symbolic words itself or internal differences. It explains the degree of sensitivity to language meaning the sound symbolism with the term 'Aug and Dim' which would comprehend abstract senses. Magnitude of sonority in vocalic features is regarded as the reason why the sound symbolic words represent 'Aug and Dim.' The analysis of contrast pair in the sound symbolism which consists of anterior vowels and contrast ones on the standard of initial vowels include following conclusion as:
a. Sonority magnitude and sequence in Korean and Japanese vowels
coincide with each other.
b. A sequence of Aug of the sound symbolism in Korean are
systematically sonority, front vowel, and high vowel.
c. Discriminating the degree on Aug and Dim and finding its
contrast pair are not simple in vowels /i/ and /u/ that have
similar sonority differences.
d. Aug and Dim of the sound symbolism in Japanese is not greatly
influenced by sonority or any particular vowel feature, but the significance for contrast pair is arbitrary.
e. The sound symbolism in Korean confronts more regularly vowel
sonority and tongue location feature than in Japanese; dividing
Aug and Dim is simple in the grade of meaning as well.
f. At least, the sound symbolism in Japanese is not regular as the
correspondence by sonority of vowel feature.
g. Phonological characters of the sound symbolism in Japanese that
allows free and subjective expressions could be the factor to make
a coined word.