Andrea Flumini
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Andrea Flumini is a cognitive scientist whose research explores the fascinating intersection of language, perception, and meaning, with a particular focus on sound symbolism and cross-modal correspondences. Her most cited work, "Nomina sunt consequentia rerum – Sound–shape correspondences with every-day objects figures" (2014, 14 citations), investigates how the sounds of words can non-arbitrarily map onto the shapes of everyday objects, extending classic findings like the bouba/kiki effect into more ecologically valid contexts. This contribution has been instrumental in demonstrating that sound–shape associations are not merely laboratory curiosities but play a role in how we name and perceive real-world items. Flumini’s research has deepened our understanding of the embodied and sensory foundations of language, showing that linguistic labels are often more than arbitrary conventions. Her work is widely cited in the growing field of sound symbolism and has implications for linguistics, psychology, and cognitive science. By bridging experimental rigor with naturalistic stimuli, Flumini has helped illuminate the subtle but powerful ways that sound and meaning are intertwined in the human mind.
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