- 420 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
How do languages capture and represent the sounds of the world? Is this a universal phenomenon? Drawing from data taken from 124 different languages, this innovative book offers a detailed exploration of onomatopoeia, that are imagic icons of sound events. It provides comprehensive analysis from both theoretical and empirical perspectives, and identifies the prototypical semiotic, phonological, morphological, syntactic, word-formation, and socio-pragmatic features of onomatopoeia. Supported with numerous examples from the sample languages, the book highlights the varied scope of onomatopoeia in different languages, its relationship to ideophones and interjections, and the role of sound symbolism, particularly phonesthemes, in onomatopoeia-formation. It introduces an onomasiological model of onomatopoeia-formation, identifies onomatopoeic patterns, and specifies the factors affecting the similarities and differences between onomatopoeias standing for the same sound event. Filling a major gap in language studies, it is essential reading for researchers and students of phonology, morphology, semiotics, poetics, and linguistic typology.
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Yes, you can access Onomatopoeia by Lívia Körtvélyessy in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Languages & Linguistics & Phonetics & Phonology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title page
- Title page
- Imprints page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Defining Onomatopoeia
- 3 Onomatopoeias as Linguistic Signs
- 4 Prototypical Features of Onomatopoeia
- 5 Onomatopoeia and Sound Symbolism
- 6 Cross-Linguistic Onomatopoeic Patterns
- 7 Richness of Languages in Onomatopoeias by Sound Type and Source
- 8 Onomatopoeias versus Ideophones
- 9 Conclusion
- Appendix A Data Sheet 1
- Appendix B Data Sheet 2
- References
- Author Index
- Language Index
- Subject Index