31.1734, Books: Rhyme over Reason: Benczes

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Date: Fri, 22 May 2020 23:05:49
From: Dan Iredale [diredale at cambridge.org]
Subject: Rhyme over Reason: Benczes

 


Title: Rhyme over Reason 
Subtitle: Phonological Motivation in English 
Publication Year: 2019 
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
	   http://cambridge.org
	

Book URL: https://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/languages-linguistics/phonetics-and-phonology/rhyme-over-reason-phonological-motivation-english?localeText=United+States&locale=en_US&query=&remember_me=on 


Author: Réka Benczes

Electronic: ISBN:  9781316998922 Pages: 276 Price: U.S. $ 88.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9781108491877 Pages: 276 Price: U.S. $ 110.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9781108491877 Pages: 276 Price: U.K. £ 85.00


Abstract:

We are fascinated by what words sound like. This fascination also drives us to
search for meaning in sound - thereby contradicting the principle of the
arbitrariness of the linguistic sign. Phonesthemes, onomatopoeia or rhyming
compounds all share the property of carrying meaning by virtue of what they
sound like, simply because language users establish an association between
form and meaning. By drawing on a wide array of examples, ranging from
conventionalized words and expressions to brand names and slogans, this book
offers a comprehensive account of the role that sound symbolism and
rhyme/alliteration plays in English, and by doing so, advocates a more relaxed
view of the category 'morpheme' that is able to incorporate less regular
word-formation processes.


1. Introduction
2. Phonological motivation in language evolution and development
3. Phonetic symbolism
4. Onomatopoeia
5. Rhyme and alliteration in blends and compounds
6. Words, words, words: rhyme and repetition in multi-word expressions
7. Conclusions: the piggy in the middle.
 



Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
                     Phonetics
                     Phonology

Subject Language(s): English (eng)


Written In: English  (eng)

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