Which linguistic technique was specifically used when Häagen-Dazs, an American ice cream brand, was given a name that sounds Scandinavian despite having no actual meaning in any Scandinavian language?

Product names and branding often leverage linguistic principles to create memorable, appealing identities. Companies hire linguists and language specialists to craft names that evoke specific emotions or associations. This poll tests your knowledge about how language science influences brand development and marketing strategies in the retail space.

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Foreign branding - using foreign-sounding names to evoke exotic quality perceptions
Phonesthetic naming - using sounds that mimic the product's physical properties
Semantic transparency - creating names that directly describe the product's function
Morphological blending - combining parts of multiple words to create a new term