phonosemantics
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phonosemantics — /ˌfoʊnoʊsəˈmæntɪks/ (say .fohnohsuh mantiks) noun a branch of linguistics which deals with the relationship between vocal sounds and meaning, as words which exhibit sound symbolism, such as onomatopoeic words like bang and crack, or words which… …
Sound symbolism — or phonosemantics is a branch of linguistics and refers to the idea that vocal sounds have meaning. In particular, sound symbolism is the idea that phonemes (the written representations of sounds, transcribed between slashes like this: /b/) carry … Wikipedia
Keith McCune — Infobox Writer name = Keith Michael McCune caption = birthdate = December 23, 1955 birthplace = United States occupation = Novelist, linguist, churchplanter| movement = notableworks = influenced = website = http://www.ratsofhamelin.comKeith… … Wikipedia
True name — A true name is a name of a thing or being that expresses, or is somehow identical with, its true nature. The notion that language, or some specific sacred language, refers to things by their true names has been central to magic, religious… … Wikipedia
Conventionalism — is the philosophical attitude that fundamental principles of a certain kind are grounded on (explicit or implicit) agreements in society, rather than on external reality.[citation needed] Although this attitude is commonly held with respect to… … Wikipedia
Margaret Magnus — Margaret H. Magnus is a researcher in phonosemantics.Works: * Dictionary of English Sound [http://www.trismegistos.com/] *1999, Gods of the Word : Archetypes in the Consonants , Truman State University Press, ISBN 978 0943549521. *2000, What s in … Wikipedia
Phonestheme — The term phonestheme (or phonaestheme in British English) was coined in 1930 by British linguist J. R. Firth (from the Greek phone , sound , and aisthanomai , perceive ) to label the systematic pairing of form and meaning in a language.A… … Wikipedia
Ideophone — Ideophones are a type of words used by speakers to evoke a vivid impression of a certain sensation or sensory perception, e.g. smell, color, shape, sound, action, or movement. Ideophones are attested in all languages of the world, however,… … Wikipedia
Poliespo — (Polisinteza Esperanto) is an extension of Esperanto using Cherokee words created by Nvwtohiyada Idehesdi Sequoyah, also known as Billy Ray Waldon or Billy Joe Waldon, condemned to death in the United States for murder.Principle of… … Wikipedia
Phonaesthetics — is the claim or study of inherent pleasantness or beauty (euphony) or unpleasantness (cacophony) of the sound of certain linguistic utterances. Poetry is often considered euphonic, as is well crafted literary prose. Important phonaesthetic… … Wikipedia
