Motivated language change: Processes involved in the growth and conventionalization of onomatopoeia and sound symbolism

Acta Linguistica Hafniensia

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 199-217

  Carling, Gerd ^a   Johansson, Niklas ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

iconicity; Indo European; language change; onomatopoeia; sound symbolism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920719887     PISSN: 03740463     EISSN: 19490763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03740463.2014.990293     Document Type: Article

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