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Sound and Sense: Chapter 13. Onomatopoeia Words that sound like what they mean: Hiss Snap Bang.

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1 Sound and Sense: Chapter 13

2 Onomatopoeia Words that sound like what they mean: Hiss Snap Bang

3 Phonetic Intensives (page 198) By an obscure process, to some degree, the sounds connect to their meaning

4 Fl- = moving light Flame Flicker Flare Flash Flimmer

5 Gl = light, usually unmoving Glare Gleam Glint Glow glisten

6 Sl- = smoothly wet Slippery Slick Slide Slime Slop Slosh Slobber slushy

7 St- = strength Staunch Stalwart Stout Sturdy Stable Steady Stocky Stern Strong Stubborn steel

8 Short i = idea of smallness Inch Imp Thin Slim Little Bit Chip Sliver Chick Slit sip Whit Tittle Snip Wink Glint Glimmer Flicker Pigmy Midge Chick Kid Kitten Minikin miniature

9 Long O- and –oo- = suggest melancholy or sorrow Moan Groan Woe Mourn Forlorn Toll Doom Gloom moody

10 Final –are = idea of a big light or noise Flare Glare Stare blare

11 Medial –att- suggests some kind of particled movement Spatter Scatter Shatter Chatter Rattle Prattle Clatter batter

12 Final –er –le = repetition Glitter Flutter Shimmer whisper Jabber Chatter Clatter Sputter Slicker Twitter Mutter Ripple Bubble Sparkle Twinkle Rattle Rumble jingle

13 Sounds (“Those Winter Sundays”) Euphonic – smooth and pleasant Cacaphonic – harsh and discordant

14 Liquid Consonants L M N R Soft v Soft f Th Wh

15 Plosives Harsher and sharper in effect B D G K P T


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