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platoprime t1_j4j85wx wrote

Reply to comment by jmc20kop in What it means to “know” a language by thenousman

Yes because we associate the sharp abrupt sounds in kiki to a sharp object because we use words like sharp and flat to describe sounds. That isn't "the shape of the sounds hold[ing] a meaning that is greater than the definition of the word itself?".

That's just recognizing there are different sounds.

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Realinternetpoints t1_j4jait9 wrote

It’s more than English. Other languages have similar associations with Kiki and boba. It sounds like this person is saying that there are sound associations in Arabic that only make sense to Arabic speakers

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platoprime t1_j4jb6i6 wrote

> there are sound associations in Arabic that only make sense to Arabic speakers

Like words and their connotations? Yeah, I wouldn't describe those as something special and "greater" than the meaning of a word.

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ididntunderstandyou t1_j4kjy3y wrote

Tell me you speak no other language without telling me you speak no other language.

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