How widespread is Sound symbolism

[Reuse Willem J De]

Responding to Jess Tauber's message of 9/9/99.  When I said that
diminutive s/sh symbolism is extremely widespread, I had in mind
the Spanish hypocoristics where /ch/ replaces /s/, diminutive
palatalizations in Basque, /s/ to /sh/ shift in Lule, an extinct
language of northern central Argentina.  It might be more common around
the Pacific rim, but there are plenty of other places where it can be
encountered.

Willem de Reuse