{"product_id":"linguistic-synesthesia-bodo-winter-9781009519168","title":"Linguistic Synesthesia: A Meta-Analysis","description":"Linguistic synesthesias combine different senses, as in English smooth melody (touch→sound). For nearly a century, researchers have gathered data that has been interpreted as supporting the notion of a hierarchical ordering of the senses. According to this proposal, expressions map the presumed-to-be 'lower' senses of touch, taste, and smell onto the presumed-to-be 'higher' senses of sound and sight. Here, this proposal is tested in the first-ever meta-analysis of linguistic synesthesias, combining thirty-eight datasets from fourteen different languages. The authors demonstrate that clear patterns emerge from the data, but many such patterns are inconsistent with the notion of a linear hierarchical order or a simple lower\/higher divide of the senses. This calls for a shift in what theories are considered to be viable for explaining asymmetries between the senses in linguistic synesthesia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bodo Winter, Francesca Strik-Lievers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1009519166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781009519168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Bodo Winter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47201115996415,"sku":"9781009519168","price":64.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ec7c3578-24de-4c2b-b14f-4cd8947a1d81.jpg?v=1756788921","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/linguistic-synesthesia-bodo-winter-9781009519168","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}