P is for happiness, N Is for sadness: Universals in sound iconicity to detect emotions in poetry

Discourse Processes

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-25

  Auracher, Jan ^a   Albers, Sabine ^b   Zhai, Yuhui ^b   Gareeva, Gulnara ^b   Stavniychuk, Tetyana ^b  

^a DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 78651492033     PISSN: 0163853X     EISSN: 15326950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01638531003674894     Document Type: Article

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