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Area of Science:

Linguistics
Psycholinguistics
Phonetics

Background:

Sound symbolism describes the association between sounds and meanings.
Proper nouns, like Pokémon names, offer a unique corpus for studying sound symbolism.
The frequency code hypothesis suggests frequently occurring sounds convey information about size or intensity.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate sound symbolism in Japanese Pokémon names.
To test the correlation between phonetic features and Pokémon characteristics.
To provide evidence for sound symbolism in the naming of proper nouns.

Main Methods:

Analysis of Japanese Pokémon names (corpus as of October 2016).
Statistical testing of correlations between phonetic features (voiced obstruents, mora count, vowel quality) and Pokémon attributes (size, weight, strength, evolution level).

Main Results:

Positive correlation between voiced obstruents and size, weight, evolution, and strength (excluding speed).
Positive correlation between mora count and size, weight, evolution, and all strength parameters.
Tendency for high initial vowels to correlate with smaller size and weight.

Conclusions:

Phonetic features in Pokémon names significantly influence perceived character attributes.
Findings support the frequency code hypothesis and demonstrate sound symbolism in proper noun creation.
This study expands the understanding of sound symbolism across different linguistic contexts.