These syllables, about 2,300 in number, were mixed together and then drawn out by chance and used to construct series of different lengths, several of which each time formed the material for a test.
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Nationality: German Type: Psychologist Born: January 24, 1850 Death: February 26, 1909 |
The task is to investigate speech sounds in relation to the meanings with which they are invested, i.e., sounds viewed as signifiers, and above all to throw light on the structure of the relation between sounds and meaning.
I wish I could compete again, but my good feeling is, these competitions are better as exhibitions.

