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The Grammar of Japanese Mimetics: Perspectives from structure, acquisition, and translation

By Noriko Iwasaki (Editor), Peter Sells (Editor), Kimi Akita (Editor)
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By Noriko Iwasaki (Editor), Peter Sells (Editor), Kimi Akita (Editor)
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Mimetic words, also known as ‘sound-symbolic words’, ‘ideophones’ or more popularly as ‘onomatopoeia’, constitute an important subset of the Japanese lexicon; we find them as well in the lexicons of other Asian languages and sub-Saharan African languages. Mimetics play a central role in Japanese grammar and feature in children’s early utterances. However, this class of words is not considered as important in English and other European languages. This book aims to bridge the gap between the ...

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