Ideophone
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɪ.di.(j)ə(ʊ)ˌfəʊn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ideophone is a noun meaning (grammar) A word that uses sound symbolism to express aspects of events that can be experienced by the senses, like smell, color, shape, sound, action, or movement.
Meaning
(grammar) A word that uses sound symbolism to express aspects of events that can be experienced by the senses, like smell, color, shape, sound, action, or movement.
Example Sentences
1969 October, William J. Samarin, The Art of Gbeya Insults, in International Journal of American Linguistics 35(4), page 325, JSTOR In insults the ideophone occurs either in its characteristic position, the verb phrase, or uncharacteristically as a modifier in a noun phrase.
Word Forms
- ideophones
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include disyllabic, soundworld, audile, hearing, idolum, ideomotion.
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