Charting sensorial style

When we communicate, it is not just ‘what’ we say, but also ‘how’ we say it — our linguistic style — that conveys meaning. The way we use language reveals a lot about us - our background, personality, and even how we perceive the world. This thesis explores an understudied aspect of linguistic style: how people talk about sensory experiences like sights, sounds, tastes, and smells, “sensorial style”. This thesis bridges a fundamental gap between stylometry (the study of linguistic style) and sensorial linguistics by demonstrating that communities have identifiable linguistic styles and that sensory language forms a distinct stylistic dimension.