https://www.alojapan.com/1224544/tactile-dimensions-of-fabrics-expressed-by-japanese-onomatopoeic-words-and-phonemic-features-related-to-fabric-luxuriousness-and-pleasantness/ Tactile dimensions of fabrics expressed by Japanese onomatopoeic words and phonemic features related to fabric luxuriousness and pleasantness #cloth #fabric #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #JapaneseOnomatopoeicWords #mimetics #news #SoundSymbolism #TactileDimensions 1. Introduction Historically, humans have used fabrics as materials, and modern people cannot live without cloths. We wear, wipe our bodies with, sleep on, and wrap obje…

Nike forgot Rene Gerard‘s philosophical theory of mimetics which suggests that we all want to mimic (or at least buy what they’re wearing) our celebrities and sports heroes 🤔

PS: the Substack post also addresses Olympic air pistols in much detail, which also has a mimetic aspect to consider.

#Nike #ReneGerard #mimetics #KimKardashian #Olympics #AirPistols #Korea
https://www.readtrung.com/p/how-olympic-air-pistols-took-over

‘Pachi pachi’ or ‘kachi kachi’? Japan launches foreigners’ guide to tricky world of onomatopoeia https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/15/mie-prefecture-guide-pachi-pachi-or-kachi-kachi-a-foreigners-guide-to-the-tricky-world-of-japans-onomatopoeia
#linguistics #ideophones #mimetics

We're going to have to get a bigger boat: "According to this perspective, in order to grasp the fundamental rationales of political processes, we need to concentrate on the distinctive propensity of either individuals or groups to engage in mimetic contests resulting from their unreflective disposition to imitate each other’s desire." #psychology #meme #mimetics #sociology #anthropology #violence #war https://christianscholars.com/mimetic-theory-a-new-paradigm-for-understanding-the-psychology-of-conflict

Researchers enhance the function of natural #proteins using 'protein Legos'.

#IL_4 #mimetics

https://phys.org/news/2023-09-function-natural-proteins-protein-legos.html

@si_irini #Threads is benefiting from the #Instagram and the Lemmings that are flocking to the next ‘big thing’
#mimetics #mimetictheory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimetic_theory

Ever wondered whether Japanese mimetics can help you to become a better dancer? Wonder no longer:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378216623000310

#ideophones #onomatopoeia #mimetics