The first words, we may suppose, were onomatopoetic, that is to say, vocal imitations of the objects to which they referred. From Wordnik.com. [Introduction to the Science of Sociology] Reference
I suspect it's onomatopoetic; bird names tend to be. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: CHUKAR.] Reference
All I could find on "patati,patata" is that it is an onomatopoetic expression. From Wordnik.com. [et patati et patata - French Word-A-Day] Reference
All I could find on "patati, patata" is that it is an onomatopoetic expression. From Wordnik.com. [et patati et patata - French Word-A-Day] Reference
Her all but onomatopoetic cry harbors again (typography aside) that primal "ah" or. From Wordnik.com. [Phonemanography: Romantic to Victorian] Reference
When we witness construction, the words become onomatopoetic with lots of Screech!. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-03-01] Reference
Japanese phrases, (onomatopoetic) and play on last names of a film master and a famous Japanese actress. From Wordnik.com. [Vitro Nasu » 2006 » May] Reference
The onomatopoetic theory, called by Max Müller the Wow-Wow Theory, traces them to imitations of the sound. From Wordnik.com. [The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality] Reference
This is the Gon-Gon Festival, with gon-gon being the onomatopoetic representation of the sound of the bell. From Wordnik.com. [Matsuri report » Japundit Blog] Reference
One other theory equally dubious held that language started in onomatopoetic expressions like "Bow-wow," for dog. From Wordnik.com. [Human Traits and their Social Significance] Reference
Audience accepts that onomatopoetic words can appear somewhere in the comic frame to signify how something sounds. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Pow! Smash! Truncate!] Reference
It was a strain of onomatopoetic program music, allied in spirit to the 'Storm' and 'Battle' pieces of the 19th century. From Wordnik.com. [Frank Loesser] Reference
About a year later came "The Bells," wonderful for the music of its verse, and the finest onomatopoetic poem in the language. From Wordnik.com. [Selections from Poe] Reference
Egyptians, who kept the cat to destroy vermin, especially snakes, called it Mau, Mai, Miao (onomatopoetic): this descendent of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
The word is probably onomatopoetic, designed to represent the uncouth babbling of which languages other than their own appeared to the. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"] Reference
Mark Liberman has an interesting post over at Language Log about the spelling of interjections and onomatopoetic words in comic strips. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Pow! Smash! Truncate!] Reference
Thinking my name should be considered onomatopoetic. From Wordnik.com. [xenogere] Reference
No trace of onomatopoetic attempts can be discovered here. From Wordnik.com. [The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX.] Reference
Except of some onomatopoetic elements, language exhibits arbitrariness. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
The GAC confuses and scares me (and find in onomatopoetic), so I selected the. From Wordnik.com. [The Code Project Latest Articles] Reference
Yiddish is one of the most emotionally onomatopoetic languages ever invented. From Wordnik.com. [Literate Perversions] Reference
Then follows the march, expressed both in musical notes and onomatopoetic words. From Wordnik.com. [Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries] Reference
The ample onomatopoetic words encourage reading aloud at the maximum decibel level permitted. From Wordnik.com. [Publishers Weekly - Children's Books News] Reference
Here belong also the onomatopoetic attempts of children, which are simply a sort of imitation. From Wordnik.com. [The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX.] Reference
But how does bleeping an onomatopoetic representation of sneezing really do anything to obscure that theme?. From Wordnik.com. [Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch] Reference
Its name, like that of the minminzemi, is onomatopoetic; but in Izumo the sounds of its chant are given thus. From Wordnik.com. [Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series] Reference
The Yiddish verb for complaining, kvetch-literally to squeeze or to crush-has an onomatopoetic quality to my ear. From Wordnik.com. [Slate Magazine] Reference
He eliminated Poe's repetitions, which are so central to his onomatopoetic devices, and he generally ignored his meter. From Wordnik.com. [AvaxHome RSS:] Reference
But x-out the onomatopoetic piano ripples / asthmatic gasps and Fabolous 'asphyxiated a capella becomes a lung-drunk slow jam. From Wordnik.com. [Pitchfork: Latest News] Reference
The word “kretek” itself is an onomatopoetic term for the crackling sound of burning cloves.”. From Wordnik.com. [Ann Aguirre » Blog Archive » Just because] Reference
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