Onomatopoeia
Definition:
Onomatopoeia is the use of a word that denotes a
- sound suggested by the phonetic quality of the word, or
- thing that produces such a sound.
Examples:
- gong
- crackle
See Also:
Source:
490-491
825
This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.