ONOMATOPOEIA


Meaning of ONOMATOPOEIA in English

noun

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

The phonetic sequences involved in either onomatopoeia or sound symbolism are clearly not to be considered semantic constituents.

This phenomenon is distinct from onomatopoeia - it is sometimes called sound symbolism: there is no question of auditory resemblance.

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