E-Book, Englisch, 280 Seiten
Malkiel Diachronic Problems in Phonosymbolism
Erscheinungsjahr 1990
ISBN: 978-90-272-7433-5
Verlag: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Format: PDF
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Edita and Inedita, 1979–1988. Volume I
E-Book, Englisch, 280 Seiten
ISBN: 978-90-272-7433-5
Verlag: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Phonosymbolism, or sound symbolism (Lautsymbolik), is a vital ingredient of language growth. Many serious scholars, however, have regarded it with embarrassment or indifference. A cautious reintroduction of phonosymbolism as a factor responsible for changes undergone, in varying degrees, by most languages would now seem to be in order. The present volume brings together a number of recent articles on this subject, focusing mostly on problems from Romance languages, especially Spanish; but English also figures prominently.