Onomatopoeia as a Figure and a Linguistic Principle

Onomatopoeia as a Figure and a Linguistic Principle

The word used here by Quintilian for the objects named is adfectibus, which does not refer specifically to sounds but rather to any state or disposition of mind or body. [...] while his examples may sustain something like the current notion of onomatopoeia, neither his definition nor his explanation...

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Veröffentlicht in:New literary history 1996-07, Vol.27 (3), p.555-569
1. Verfasser: Bredin, Hugh
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Agreements
Animal vocalization
Linguistics
Onomatopoeia
Personality
Phrases
Reference books
Referents
Sound
Symbolism
Voiced sounds
Whips
Words
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Zusammenfassung:The word used here by Quintilian for the objects named is adfectibus, which does not refer specifically to sounds but rather to any state or disposition of mind or body. [...] while his examples may sustain something like the current notion of onomatopoeia, neither his definition nor his explanation of it do so. 3 It would be a substantial scholarly task to trace the origin and vicissitudes of the theory of onomatopoeia.
ISSN:0028-6087
1080-661X
1080-661X
DOI:10.1353/nlh.1996.0031