Ideophones

This page lists all posts in the category 'Ideophones' on The Ideophone.

Ideophones are marked words that vividly evoke sensory events. They are found abundantly in Asian and African languages, as well as in some native American languages. As a class of words, they are relatively rare in Indo-European languages.

A short review of Talking Voices (2nd ed) [20100218]

Good press for ideophones! [20100125]

‘Do ideophones really stand out that much?’ (with sound clips) [20091217]

The power of vivid suggestion [20091215]

Slides for ‘Ideophones in unexpected places’ [20091125]

Oh no! Ideophones are not response cries! [20091118]

Coming up: LDLT2 in London [20091111]

Intangible and abstruse [20090924]

Early sources on African ideophones, part IV: S.W. Koelle on Kanuri, 1854 [20090918]

Slides for ‘The interaction of syntax and expressivity in Siwu ideophones’ [20090910]