Last Updated : Dec. 8, 2009
in Japanese

Sachiko HIRATA

in Ph. D. Program
Graduate School of Humanities
Kobe University




EDUCATION
2003.4-2007.3 Kwansei Gakuin University B.A. in Psychology
2007.4-2009.3 Kwansei Gakuin University Graduate School of Humanities M. A. in Psychology
2009.4- Kobe University Graduate School of Humanities Ph. D. Program (Psychology)


RESEARCH INTERESTS
onomatopoeia, phonetic (sound) symbolism, synesthesia,
communication, embodied cognition (embodiment),
meaning of words, concepts, representations,
cross-modality



PUBLICATIONS
Hirata, S., & Ukita, J. (2008). Phonetic symbolism/sound symbolism and embodiment: a proposal of an experimental approach based on cognitive processes of language, Humanities Review (Kwansei Gakuin University), 58(2), 49-63. (in Japanese)

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Hirata, S., & Ukita, J. (2008). "Cross-modal interactions@between visual brightness and image of consonants." The 29th International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany. July, 2008.





Adress@
Graduate School of Humanities
Kobe University
1-1 Rokkodai-cho
Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501 JAPAN
e-mail: shirata(@)lit.kobe-u.ac.jp