imitative harmony
English
Noun
imitative harmony (plural imitative harmonies)
- Onomatopoeia.
- 1869, J. G. Hincks, "The Process of Derivation of the Spanish Language from the Latin," Anthropological Review, vol. 7, no. 25., p. 158,
- Primitive languages being founded on the direct imitation of natural sounds, necessarily abound in imitative harmony.
- 1966, H. A. Grubbs, "Review: Stange Clamor, A Guide to the Critical Reading of French Poetry by Frederick O. Musser," The Modern Language Journal, vol. 50, no. 3, p. 170,
- The chapter on "Sound" discussed completely and interestingly what is often called by the rather barbarous name onomatopoeia and for which I prefer imitative harmony.
- 1869, J. G. Hincks, "The Process of Derivation of the Spanish Language from the Latin," Anthropological Review, vol. 7, no. 25., p. 158,
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