why does our brains connect words or letters to sound?

Question

So to explain a little and give an example,like when a dog barks we hear ruff ruff or when an ambulance goes by we hear wee woo wee woo even though there random noises with letters or words,hopefully that makes sense,I’ll add further explanation in the comments if need be

In: Biology

Answer 1

We actually don’t all hear the same sounds. Japanese has a far more restrictive syllable system than English, and Japanese onamatopoeias end up sounding wildly different from ours in many cases (such as “Nyan” instead of “meow”)