As we know, music is a language which may delineate actual occurrences by means of onomatopoetic sounds. |
In the cultural languages they recur, if at all, only in the onomatopoetic word-formations of later origin. |
Here belong also the onomatopoetic attempts of children, which are simply a sort of imitation. |
His dictionary hints at moments of cultural syncretism and dissonance, and, of course, varying degrees of onomatopoetic accuracy. |
Mark Liberman has an interesting post over at Language Log about the spelling of interjections and onomatopoetic words in comic strips. |
The Samurai Shopper loves a product that's onomatopoetic and exclamatory too. |