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<DIV><SPAN class=718361817-16032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>This
is true in Japanese as well. Even though Japanese has hundreds or even thousands
of onomatopoeic expressions, there is one verb used to mean "make a sound" for
animals 'naku' (also meaning 'to cry' for humans). </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=718361817-16032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>This is even
used for cicadas, even though their sound isn't made with the
mouth.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=718361817-16032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>In
addition to this verb, there are a few verbs such as chirp (of a small bird)
'saegiru', bark 'hoeru', and growl 'unaru', as well as many
onomatopoeic words for animal sounds.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=718361817-16032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Benjamin Barrett</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Koontz John E
[mailto:john.koontz@colorado.edu] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, 16 March 2004 9:13
AM<BR><B>To:</B> lexicographylist@yahoogroups.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE:
[Lexicog] Criteria for example sentences<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><TT>On Tue, 16
Mar 2004, Translation MALI wrote:<BR>> As we talked about "bulls and cows",
too, the verbs used in other<BR>> European languages are interesting to me
...<BR><BR>I can't resist pointing out that not all languages go overboard in
this<BR>direction. Many Siouan languages make do with a single verb
which one<BR>might gloss 'to make its characteristic noise' in he abstract,
though in<BR>context, 'moo', 'bark', 'chirp', 'go off (of a gun)', etc., would
be<BR>appropriate. This is not to say that the Siouan languages
lack<BR>onomatopoeic forms or do not make metaphorical extensions. Just
not in<BR>this particular
niche.</TT>
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