(ems) onomatopoeia

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Onomatopoeiea• The words whose sound represent anThe words whose sound represent an

aspect of the thing that they name.aspect of the thing that they name.• Since onomatopoiec words are notSince onomatopoiec words are not

exact phonetic copies of noises theyexact phonetic copies of noises theycan di er from language to language.can di er from language to language.

• Many onomatopoeic words have comeMany onomatopoeic words have cometo mean other things related to theto mean other things related to thesounds they make. 'Slap,' for instance,sounds they make. 'Slap,' for instance,

not only means the sound that isnot only means the sound that ismade by skin hitting skin, but also themade by skin hitting skin, but also theaction of hitting someone usually onaction of hitting someone usually onthe face! with an open hand.the face! with an open hand.


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". #ords $elated to #ater". #ords $elated to #ater These words often begin with sp- or dr-. Words that These words often begin with sp- or dr-. Words that

indicate a small amount of liquid often end in -leindicate a small amount of liquid often end in -le(sprinkle/drizzle).(sprinkle/drizzle).!ample" drizzle# splash and etc!ample" drizzle# splash and etc ..

%. #ords $elated to the &oice%. #ords $elated to the &oice$ounds that come from the back of the throat tend to$ounds that come from the back of the throat tend tostart with a gr- sound whereas sounds that come outstart with a gr- sound whereas sounds that come out

of the mouth through the lips# tongue and teethof the mouth through the lips# tongue and teethbegin with mu-.begin with mu-.!ample" giggle# growl and etc!ample" giggle# growl and etc ..


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. #ords $elated to (ollisions %ollisions can occur between an& twoor more ob'ects. $ounds that beginwith cl- usuall& indicate collisionsbetween metal or glass ob'ects# andwords that end in -ng are sounds thatresonate.!ample" bam# bang and etc.


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) . #ords $elated to *ir. #ords $elated to *ir ecause air doesn t reall& make a sound unless itecause air doesn t reall& make a sound unless itblows through something# these words describeblows through something# these words describethe sounds of air blowing through things or ofthe sounds of air blowing through things or ofthings rushing through the air. We onl& use the airthings rushing through the air. We onl& use the airfrom our lungs and the position of our teeth# lipsfrom our lungs and the position of our teeth# lipsand tongues to form audible words.and tongues to form audible words.

!ample" *utter# +sst and etc!ample" *utter# +sst and etc ..

,.,. *nimal Sounds*nimal Sounds f &ou e spent signi+cant amounts of time withf &ou e spent signi+cant amounts of time with

people from other countries# &ou know thatpeople from other countries# &ou know thatanimals speak di erent languagesanimals s

peak di erent languages too. 0ependingtoo. 0ependingon where a chicken is from# for e!ample# sheon where a chicken is from# for e!ample# shemight cluck-cluck# bok-bok# tok-tok# kot-kot ormight cluck-cluck# bok-bok# tok-tok# kot-kot orcotcotcodet.cotcotcodet.

!ample" buzz# cuckoo and etc!ample" buzz# cuckoo and etc ..


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Morphologicalprocess

$egular,nonsuppletive

stem

Suppletivestem

1ddition of pasttense su2!

walk3walked go3went

1ddition ofcomparati e orsuperlati esu2!

big3bigger3biggest

good3better3best

$tem $upplet on


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Morphologicalprocess

$egular,nonsuppletive

a+x

Suppletive a+x

1ddition of pluralsu2!

cat3cats # dog-dogs# door 4doors

cherub3cherubim o! 3o!en

acterium 4bacteria

5henomenon -phenomena

a2! suppletion


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Word from 6ames The creati it& of word coinage(or ocabular& addition) is alsore ealed b& the number ofeponyms in the nglishocabular&. pon&m is words that deri efrom proper names of indi idualsor places.

7enerall these people ser ed


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xample of #ord from -ames#ord Meaning ponym

*mpere

The standard unit ofmeasurement for the

strenght of anelectrical current

from 1ndr8 9arie1mp:re# (;


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