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This book delves into the widely held theory that language is primarily imitative in nature. The author bolsters this premise through numerous examples in which words are compared to interjectional articulations that evidently imitate natural sounds. Traced directly, or through the analogy of corresponding words in other tongues, to such interjections as their original source, the initial premise is given considerable support. This investigation encompasses a vast number of English words, from the most obvious and recognizable onomatopoeia to words in which the imitative origin is more obscured, only revealed through detailed analysis of the word's semantic progression. While not every etymology presented in the book can be definitively proven or universally agreed upon, the ideas and theories proposed are both thought-provoking and revealing, offering unique insights into the development and evolution of language itself.
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- PublisherForgotten Books
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 0265585783
- ISBN 13 9780265585788
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages253
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