Chinese Storybook Character Names and Features for Sound Symbolism Analysis

163 Chinese name entries and character feature data collected from 87 local Chinese storybooks. The dataset includes character nature, gender, size, and personality traits, used to examine associations between name sounds and character features. It was created by Wang, Xiaoxi and last updated on March 31, 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyzing phonosemantic associations between name sounds and character nature based on the described character features.
• Investigating cross-linguistic sound symbolism by comparing schematic mapping in Chinese with other languages.
• Studying the impact of sound symbolism in children's literature based on the storybook source material.
• Quantifying the distribution of phonological units relative to physical and emotional character traits.

Strengths

• Data includes 163 name entries and feature data points for character nature.
• Character features are categorized across multiple dimensions: gender (67 entries), size (85 entries), and personality (53 entries).
• Source material is clearly defined as 87 local Chinese storybooks.

Limitations

• Row count and file format are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset's scale is limited to 163 entries, which may constrain statistical power for some analyses.

Provenance

Source

Wang, Xiaoxi via DataverseNO Harvested Dataverse.

Collection Method

Data collected from 87 local Chinese storybooks.

Freshness

Last updated 2024-03-31 10:04:54; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Data is from Chinese storybooks, suggesting a focus on Mandarin language and Chinese cultural context.